Place details
Place nameSan Francisco
Other namesFrisco, Yerba Buena
CountryUnited States
Latitude37.767
Longitude-122.417
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Located on peninsula between San Francisco Bay & Pacific; was site of mission & fort, then village of Yerba Buena; under Mexican control after 1821; captured by US in 1846; destroyed by earthquake & fires in 1906; important port during WW II.