Landmark information
- Location:
SW corner of Funston Ave and Lincoln Blvd, San Francisco - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
6/18/1995 - Date Most Recently Visited:
5/3/2024 - GPS Coordinates:
N 37 48.046, W 122 27.279 - Other Designations:
National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Presidio of San Francsico
Formally established on September 17, 1776, the San Francisco Presidio has been administered successively as a military headquarters by Spain, Mexico, and the United States. A major command post during the Mexican War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, and the Korean War. It remains a symbol of United States authority in the Pacific.