A local holiday in this city is the annual repainting of a gold fire hydrant.
A local holiday in this city is the annual repainting of a gold fire hydrant. In 1835, William Richardson established the first major homestead outside of Mission Dolores in what was to become this city, though he called it Yerba Buena. This city grew upon the arrival of Sam Brannan and some Mormon pioneers. It gained one of its most famous landmarks in 1937 after the completion of Joseph Strauss, Irving Morrow and Charles Ellis's suspension bridge. For 10 points, name this "Paris of the West" that experienced a major 1906 earthquake and is home to the Golden Gate Bridge.
A local holiday in this city is the annual repainting of a gold fire hydrant.
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