PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO

Formally established on September 17, 1776, the San Francisco Presidio has been used as a military headquarters by Spain, Mexico, and the United States. It was a major command post during the Mexican War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, and the Korean War, and remains a symbol of United States authority in the Pacific. The Presidio was also listed in the National Register of Historic Places on 10/15/1966.