Castillo De San Joaquin

California State Historic Landmark 82

Plaque exists. No site exists. Landmark location.

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07/30/95
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The first ship to enter San Francisco Bay, the San Carlos (Capt. Ayala), dropped anchor off this point August 5, 1775. Lieut.-Colonel Don Jaun Bautista de Anza planted the cross on Cantil Blanco (White Cliff) March 28, 1776. The first fortification, Castillo de San Joaquin, was completed December 8, 1794 by Jose de Arrillaga, sixth governor of California. In 1853 United States Army engineers cut down the cliff and built Fort Point, re-named Fort Winfield Scott in 1882. This fort is a partial replica of Fort Sumter and is the only brick fort west of the Mississippi. Its sea wall has stood undamaged for 100 years.

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Location:

SE corner of Fort Wall, Fort Point, San Francisco (below Golden Gate Bridge).

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