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	1906 San Francisco earthquake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a major earthquake that struck San Francisco and the coast of northern California at 5:12am on Wednesday, April 18, 1906.
		The earthquake and resulting fire would be remembered as one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the United States, comparable in devastation to the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
		The 1906 San Francisco earthquake was caused by a slip on the San Andreas Fault.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1906_San_Francisco_earthquake (2638 words)

	SFGate: The Great Quake: 1906-2006
		San Francisco in 1906 was the largest city and most important port on the Pacific Coast, the financial center of the West, the ninth-largest city in the United States.
		San Francisco had the most populous Chinatown outside of Asia, the U.S. Mint at Fifth and Mission streets was the largest in the world, and in its vaults was $222 million in gold, one-third of the country's gold supplies.
		San Francisco had been a U.S. city for not quite 60 years, but by the turn of the 20th century, it was world famous.
	www.sfgate.com /greatquake (787 words)

	ScienceDaily: 1906 San Francisco earthquake
		1906 San Francisco earthquake -- The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a major earthquake that struck San Francisco and the coast of northern California at 5:12am on Wednesday, April 18,...
		Earthquake -- An earthquake is a sudden and sometimes catastrophic movement of a part of the Earth's surface.
		Earthquake liquefaction -- Earthquake liquefaction, often referred to simply as liquefaction, is the process by which saturated, unconsolidated soil or sand is converted into a suspension during an earthquake.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/1906_San_Francisco_earthquake (3454 words)

	San Francisco, California
		The City and County of San Francisco (population 776,773), the fourth-largest city in the state of California, United States, is a consolidated city-county situated at the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula that forms San Francisco Bay.
		European discovery and exploration of the San Francisco Bay Area began in 1542 and culminated with the mapping of the bay in 1775.
		San Francisco is both a city and a county, and is the only one of California's 58 counties to possess that unique status.
	www.askfactmaster.com /San_Francisco (3421 words)

	San Francisco Earthquake - The City Of A Hundred Hills
		San Francisco became the home and headquarters of these multi-millionaires, and large sums of their immense fortunes were invested in palatial residences and business blocks.
		Not to be outdone by the railroad magnates of the city the next to acquire property on the crest of the hill was James Flood, the "bonanza king" and partner with William O'Brien, the names of both being closely interwoven with the early history of California and the Comstock lode.
		The San Francisco French dinner and the San Francisco free lunch were as the Public Library to Boston or the stock yards to Chicago.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles27n/sanfrancisco-5.shtml (6271 words)

	San Francisco Earthquake History 1990-1994
		San Francisco Fire Fighters' Union Local 798 presented more than 70,000 signatures to the Registrar of Voters to quality a measure on the ballot to increase the number of firefighters on duty.
		Conference on future earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay Area, held at the Holiday Inn, sponsored by the Seismological Society of America in conjunction with the 86th annual meeting of the Society.
		Magnitude 6 earthquake 18 miles southeast of Tahoe Valley was felt in San Francisco as was the 5.3 aftershock at 4:57 p.m.
	www.sfmuseum.org /alm/quakes4.html (4255 words)

	SR.com: Archive chronicles 1906 San Francisco earthquake
		SAN FRANCISCO — One hundred years after the San Francisco earthquake, the state’s top historic libraries are unveiling a massive $1 million online archive that chronicles in amazing detail what happened on that fateful April 18th.
		While San Francisco is the focus, the project also depicts how the large swath of Northern California fared after the 7.8 point quake, including the ensuing exodus from the city to San Jose and Oakland and how the region rebuilt itself.
		San Francisco was a hot bed of photography,” said Philip Fradkin, a consultant to the online archive, which he also mined to write “The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906,” released last year.
	www.spokesmanreview.com /breaking/story.asp?id=5792 (2038 words)

	1906 San Francisco earthquake - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		It ruptured along the San Andreas Fault both northward and southward for a total length of 296 miles (477 km)[2].
		Before and After the Great Earthquake and Fire: Early Films of San Francisco, 1897-1916 and, in particular, San Francisco earthquake and fire, April 18, 1906 from the Library of Congress
		Wells Fargo's Earthquake Blog: History and articles about Wells Fargo's history with the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/San_Francisco_earthquake (2203 words)

	News & Culture in San Jose, CA \| 1906 Earthquake
		Since the majority of documentation on that natural disaster concentrates primarily on San Francisco, the folks at History San José decided to give Santa Clara County its due and examine all the wreckage that took place in the South Bay on that fateful morning, April 18, at 5:12am, 100 years ago.
		San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: "1906 Earthquake: A Disaster in Pictures." Photographs of the '06 quake taken in the streets of San Francisco.
		California Historical Society: "Jack London and the Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906." After the quake, Jack London and his wife, Charmian, traveled from their ranch in Sonoma to San Francisco, where they recorded the disaster in photos and a journal.
	www.metroactive.com /metro/04.12.06/earthquake-0615.html (1105 words)

	NPR : Remembering the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
		The scene was described by San Francisco writer and 1906 witness Henry Anderson Lafler.
		Ironically, before the San Francisco earthquake, the newspapers were headlined with the recent eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, close to Caruso's hometown of Naples.
		San Francisco was forever changed by the earthquake and fires that struck on April 18, 1906.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=5334411 (1740 words)

	NBC: Quake spurred citizen photojournalism - San Francisco Earthquake 1906 - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		This photograph, taken from a tethered balloon five weeks after the great earthquake of April 18, 1906, shows the devastation brought on the city of San Francisco by the quake and subsequent fire.
		SAN FRANCISCO — Being assigned to shoot TV segments for the centenary of one of the greatest U.S. disasters, the Great Quake and Fire of 1906, was a reminder that the event was one of the first major stories to be covered by both moving and still photography.
		They grabbed their cameras, the made their way to the city by horse and train, and by nightfall were wandering through San Francisco taking pictures and interviewing survivors.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/7279844/did/12358766 (608 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on San Francisco (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		San Francisco International Airport, for example, would be located within San Mateo County but for the fact it is owned and operated by the City and County of San Francisco.
		San Francisco is the home of the San Francisco 49ers National Football League team, who play at Monster Park and the San Francisco Giants Major League Baseball team, who play at SBC Park.
		San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is located 12.9 km (8 miles) south of the city in San Mateo County on a landfill extension into the San Francisco Bay.
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/san_francisco (6530 words)

	THE 1906 SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE: A Personal Account
		The handsome residence district on Pacific Heights, overlooking the ocean, was scarcely injured, except fallen chimneys.
		San Jose and Palo Alto, about 50 miles down the peninsula, were the centre of the earthquake, and were almost destroyed, but had little fire.
		When San Francisco rebuilds, her land in the business section will be profitable again, but that is a long way off.
	www.johnmartin.com /earthquakes/eqpapers/00000047.htm (5662 words)

	USGS Earthquake Hazards Program » 1906 Ground Motion Simulations
		The earthquake, which began 2 miles offshore from the City of San Francisco, ultimately grew to cause shaking and damage along more than 300 miles of the San Andreas Fault.
		A large earthquake on the Hayward fault would have a similar impact on the Bay area as a large San Andreas fault event.
		CSI animations of some San Francisco landmarks subjected to the 1906 earthquake ground motions.
	earthquake.usgs.gov /regional/nca/1906/simulations (1359 words)

	Embarcadero San Francisco Waterfront and Ferry Building History, Pictures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		San Francisco's F-line Streetcars operate on the Nation's longest public historic line with a variety of cars dating back to the 1890's.
		Use your San Francisco CityPass for seven days of unlimited travel on cable cars, streetcars—including the historic F-line— and all other MUNI vehicles as well as entrance to five popular SF attractions.
		Pier 7, near the Waterfront Restaurant on the Embarcadero, is said to be one of the better fishing piers in San Francisco.
	www.inetours.com /Pages/SFNbrhds/Embarcadero.html (714 words)

	San Francisco Streetcars Information and Pictures
		After the 1906 earthquake and fire, they began replacing cable cars as San Francisco's main transit system (except for the really steep hills).
		The success of the streetcar festival prompted the development of a permanent historic streetcar line and the historic F-line was permanently reopened in 1995.
		San Francisco CityPass provides 7 days of unlimited rides on all streetcars, Cable Cars and Muni buses.
	www.zurdogo.com /attractions/streetcars.html (386 words)

	San Francisco, California. Free Pictures Photos
		Colonizing of the San Francisco area began in 1776.
		In a voting the City of San Francisco was forced to maintain the Powell Street cable car system.
		Alcatraz: Island in the middle of the San Francisco Bay.
	www.bigfoto.com /america/san-francisco (181 words)

	San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge Pictures and History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The Marin Headlands side of the Golden Gate Bridge is a great place to take pictures—such as this July 4th fireworks photo—and watch freighters and sailboats cruise under the bridge as you enjoy a view that stretches from Golden Gate Park and Twin Peaks to The Bay Bridge and beyond.
		Linking San Francisco with Marin County the Golden Gate Bridge is a 1.7 mile-long suspension bridge that can be crossed by car, on bicycles or on foot.
		The historic fort was used as a base of operations for building the Golden Gate Bridge as seen in this historical photograph.
	www.inetours.com /Pages/SFNbrhds/Golden_Gate_Bridge.html (878 words)

	Amazon.com: Earthquake Days: The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake & Fire in 3-D: Books: David Burkhart (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		San Francisco Is Burning: The Untold Story of the 1906 Earthquake and Fires by Dennis Smith
		Whether you are intereted in the quake itself, the fire or the stories that go with the 1906 Earthquake, this book has something for you.
		Earthquake Days: The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake & Fire in 3-D is an impressive photographic spectacle about the historic San Francisco Earthquake and is quite like no other treatment of the subject.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0977330567?v=glance (1450 words)

	Westin San Francisco Hotel - San Francisco - Westin San Francisco Hotel Reviews - TripAdvisor
		Westin San Francisco is dripping with history, which my husband found to be interesting during our recent 2night stay in San Fran.
		Having been a native San Franiciscan for 10 years before moving away, i always enjoy returning to the city when time allows to refresh myself in what to me is the greatest city in the US.
		Check out our San Francisco, California weekend itinerary for a weather forecast and hotel and attraction suggestions.
	tripadvisor.com /Hotel_Review-g60713-d81461-Reviews-a_als.0-Westin_San_Francisco... (1404 words)

	The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920
		The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920 documents the historical formation and cultural foundations of the movement to conserve and protect America's natural heritage, through books, pamphlets, government documents, manuscripts, prints, photographs, and motion picture footage drawn from the collections of the Library of Congress.
		The mission of the Library of Congress is to make its resources available and useful to Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations.
		The goal of the Library's National Digital Library Program is to offer broad public access to a wide range of historical and cultural documents as a contribution to education and lifelong learning.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /ammem/amrvhtml/conshome.html (224 words)

	Amazon.com: After the Ruins, 1906 and 2006: Rephotographing the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire: Books: Philip L. ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		How exactly has San Francisco's urban landscape changed in the hundred years since the earthquake and cataclysmic firestorms that destroyed three-quarters of the city in 1906?
		For this provocative rephotography project, bringing past and present into dynamic juxtaposition, renowned photographer Mark Klett has gone to the same locations pictured in forty-five compelling historic photographs taken in the days following the 1906 earthquake and fires and precisely duplicated each photograph's vantage point.
		A moving commemoration of a tragic centennial; the residual landscapes of San Francisco that beckon from these words and pictures remind us of history's power and its proximity.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0520244346?v=glance (1055 words)

	36 Hours in San Francisco - A guide to exploring resources for Family Travel on the Internet.
		As we readied ourselves for the Imagination event, we were kept entertained by the goings on outside our hotel room window.
		San Francisco does offer many types of views, ours was of the back entrance to the
		It is one of the great landmarks of San Francisco.
	members.shaw.ca /worldtravel/36hoursinsanfrancisco.htm (650 words)

	Post-1906 San Francisco Theatres, Dancehalls
		The following is a list of theaters, cinemas, nickelodeons and dancehalls in San Francisco since the 1906 earthquake and fire.
		Links are available to images from the San Francisco Public Library's San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection and elsewhere on the web.
		The information on this list was compiled from vertical files in the Art and Music Center of the San Francisco Public Library, city directories, motion picture directories, daily papers, and the very meticulous research of Jack Tillmany.
	home.earthlink.net /~minhnghia/theater.html (312 words)

	San Francisco. Photos / Pictures and travel guide
		www.sfgate.com news and information for the San Francisco bay area.
		www.ci.sf.ca.us the official website of the city and county of San Francisco.
		Island in the middle of the San Francisco Bay.
	www.bigfoto.com /Sites/galery/san-francisco/index.htm (186 words)

	Mark Twain - Wit & Humor of the Age - Historic San Francisco
		I had the Unabridged; and I was ciphering around in the back end, hoping I might see her among the pictures.
		" Why, my friend, they wouldn't have a picture of it even in the latest e--------- My dear sir, I beg your pardon, I mean no harm in the world; but you do not look as---as---intelligent as I expected you would.
		It has often been said, and by people who would not flatter, and would have no inducement to flatter, that I am quite remarkable in that way.
	www.bestofsanfrancisco.net /marktwain.htm (953 words)

	S.F.Heart's San Francisco
		A+ San Francisco Hotels Offers discounts on hotels in San Francisco.
		San Francisco Accommodation Easy and secure online booking engine for hotels in San Francisco.
		San Francisco Airport Hotels Hotels close to San Francisco Airport!
	www.sfheart.com /sflinks.html (345 words)

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