Fact 1
San Francisco was settled by Spanish missionaries not long after the start of the American Revolution. It was named for St. Francis of Assisi.
Fact 2
San Francisco's 49ers [American] football team is named for the California Gold Rush, when people seeking gold flocked to the West Coast in 1848 and 1849.
Fact 3
San Francisco was only a small settlement of about 200 people when the California Gold Rush started, and in less than ten years grew to a city of over 36,000.
is a retired professional football player, a hall of fame quarterback with the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs.
Is situated at the Southern tip of San Francisco Bay. It is Silicon Valley’s largest city and at one point in history was a base for Spanish military installations.
is a former American football wide receiver who played twenty seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
is a major West Coast port city and the busiest port for San Francisco Bay and all of Northern California
is the largest city in Texas, and the fourth largest in the United States of America.
is an American police procedural drama television series.
Is a US city located in central California and is the fifth largest city in the state.
is the largest city in the northwestern part of North America, and fifteenth largest in the United States.
Is the county seat of El Paso County.