Civil War | Historic Site
Presidio of San Francisco
California
Northwestern corner of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94123
United States
Website
The Presidio was the oldest operating U.S. Army post until it became part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in 1994. Fort Point National Historic site was built between 1853 and 1861 on the Golden Gate. Because of the military importance of San Francisco Bay, the Union stationed soldiers at the Presidio during the Civil War.
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