#3 Historical Settlement of San Francisco
      San Francisco was first founded in 1776 by Juan Bautista de Anza. It was originally named "Yerba Buena" because of the "good mint" that had been growing in the area. In 1848, its 469 residents included Ohlone Indians, Americans, Spanish Californians, Hawaiians, Europeans, South Americans and New Zealanders. During the Gold Rush of 1849, the population drastically grew as people move to this city in hopes of finding gold. 

 Fun Historical Facts...
     1. At Angel Island, 175,000 Chinese immigrants and Japanese once waited to enter the country. They carved poems of hope into the walls that are still visible at Immigration Station today.
    2. Mission Dolores is the oldest building in San Francisco, built in 1791. Two major earthquakes couldn't bring it down, but small beetles almost did in 2000 by chewing their way in. 
    3. San Francisco outlawed burials in 1901