No Navigational Aid
A strong current often caught approaching vessels at the Golden Gate, jeopardizing them before they can even approach the safety of the bay. These early arrivals also appear to lack charts as well as other navigation systems, leaving them vulnerable to the Pacific Ocean’s wrath. Despite these obstacles, a settlement grew up around the natural harbor.
No Navigational Aid
Rapidly Growing Population
The rapidly growing city of San Francisco, which was originally part of Mexico, was ceded to the United States in 1848. And after that, two years later, California had become the Union’s 31st state. The Gold Rush was in full swing at this point, and would-be prospectors from all around the country were migrating to the Western Frontier to try their luck.
Rapidly Growing Population
