The Golden Gate Bridge’s name isn’t from the Gold Rush. It actually comes from the Golden Gate Strait. Explorer John C. Frémont named it in the mid-1800s. The term “Golden Gate” means a ...
connects San Francisco to Marin County across the Golden Gate Strait. Here are some facts about the bridge to enhance the unique aerial perspective in the video above: Iconic color: The Golden ...
"Golden Gate," actually refers to the body of water it spans (the Golden Gate Strait that connects the Pacific Ocean with the San Francisco Bay), and was built to make travel between San Francisco ...
Few landmarks are as iconic as the Golden Gate Bridge, which spans the strait between the San Francisco ... Cavallo Point is ...
An astounding amount of gold was pulled from the ground during the California gold rush. In 1852 the take for the year was $80 million ($1.9 billion in 2005 dollars). This map shows some of the ...