San Francisco

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The Place Of San Francisco San Francisco is the fourth most

The Place Of San Francisco
San Francisco is the fourth

most population city in California. It lies on the Northern End of Peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay.
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The History Of The City. San Francisco was founded in the

The History Of The City.
San Francisco was founded in the

18th century by Spanish. Before the Gold Rush it was a tiny settlement. The rush brought crowds of people to the city and its surroundings. In 1906 an earthquake and then a fire destroyed the city but it rebuilt itself even into a larger city.
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Hills. San Francisco is famous for its hills. There are about

Hills.
San Francisco is famous for its hills. There are about

50 of them in the city. Some neighborhoods are named after the hill on which they are situated.
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“Wall Street of the West”. The legacy of the Gold Rush

“Wall Street of the West”.

The legacy of the Gold Rush

made San Francisco a leading banking and finance centre of the West Coast with over 30 international financial institutions. Montgomery Street and Financial District are known.
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The Most Famous Landmarks. San Francisco is a popular international tourist

The Most Famous Landmarks.

San Francisco is a popular international tourist

destination. Among of the city are Golden Gate Bridge, Cable Cars and Chinatown, which is the oldest and one of the largest in North America. Golden Gate Bridge is one of the world’s longest suspension bridges going over
icycold, shark infested bay.
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San Francisco’s parks. A few of and nearly all of its

San Francisco’s parks.

A few of and nearly all of its

beaches form part of the regional Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which is visited by over 13 million people a year. It is one of the largest urban parks in the world.