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San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Join Our Friends
 

Friends of the San Francisco Maritime Museum Library

Join the Friends of the San Francisco Maritime Museum Library and help support the J. Porter Shaw Library at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.

The Friends welcome members who are interested in maritime books, photos, oral histories and maritime lore. Membership includes reduced admission to Friends’ events, free admission to Hyde Street Pier, and discounts on book, photo, and vessel plan purchases at the library and the Hyde Street Pier Store.

To contact the Friends, call 415-561-7040.
Golden wheat growing on stalks.  

Did You Know?
Wheat -- California's other Gold Rush. The discovery of gold in 1848 brought sudden wealth and population growth to San Francisco. But wheat, California's golden grain, and first major export product, established San Francisco Bay as a port for world trade.
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Last Updated: March 01, 2009 at 15:48 EST