Apollo (storeship) - Wikipedia
The ship was acquired by Moses Yale Beach of the New York Sun in 1848 for the California Gold Rush, and was later converted into the "Apollo Saloon", serving alcohol, donoughts and …
San Francisco's ghost ships are buried here - SFGATE
2016年7月6日 · A vintage illustration, done in 1926, shows Gold Rush ships the Apollo and the Niantic repurposed respectively as a storage facility and a hotel in 1849, and separated only …
SHIPS UNDER SAN FRANCISCO / There was a Gold Rush overland ... - SFGATE
1999年3月14日 · GOLD RUSH VESSELS BEACHED, SCUTTLED AND BROKEN UP: 1. Niantic: Storeship and general office, later hotel saloon. 2. General Harrison: Storeship. 3. Apollo: …
Ships served as first prisons for fledgling state - Inside CDCR
2018年6月6日 · At one time, California prisons relied on ships for transport, supplies and housing the incarcerated population. When gold was discovered in the California foothills in 1848, the …
Why there are Gold Rush-era ships still buried under downtown San ...
2020年6月15日 · Even today, when you walk around downtown San Francisco, there’s a good chance you will step on land reclaimed from the Bay with the help of abandoned Gold Rush …
The Ships Buried Under San Francisco - Bay Lights Charters
2021年1月27日 · The first one to be discovered was the Apollo, a ship discovered in downtown SF in the 1920s — along with coins and a gold nugget. The Apollo’s stem timber is now on …
Up from the depths / 150 years after it was buried, Gold Rush ship ...
2001年9月8日 · Built in April 1840 in Newburyport, Mass., the General Harrison sailed around Cape Horn to San Francisco. Its passengers and crew, struck with gold fever, deserted the …
A guide to the Apollo (ship) records, 1849, 1852
APOLLO (ship) records (SAFR 13575, HDC 29) is comprised of three logbooks, a letter, and one chart. The three rough logs were kept from January 16, 1849 to November 12, 1849 by …
How ships on dry land helped Gold Rush San Francisco grow
2018年7月26日 · In May 1851, the largest of the six major fires to ravage the Gold Rush city destroyed the entire waterfront, including the Niantic and the Apollo. The catastrophe spelled …
New Map Shows 70+ Ships Buried Under San Francisco
2023年10月23日 · During the California Gold Rush, people flocked to San Francisco and left over one thousand ships abandoned on the shoreline. This caused the water to recede …