5/3/2024
5/3/2024
Landmark information
- Location:
505 Montgomery between Sacramento and Commercial Sts, San Francisco - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
7/26/1995 - Date Most Recently Visited:
5/3/2024 - GPS Coordinates:
N 37 47.653, W 122 24.213
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Hudson's Bay Company
On this block, then on Yerba Buena's waterfront, stood the California headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Company. In 1841, their chief trader, William G. Rae, purchased the property and started operations. This venture caused wide speculation about British intentions. Inadequate profits, a declining fur catch, and pressure of U.S. expansion caused Hudson's Bay Company to end California operations.