Landing Place of Captain J. B. Montgomery in San Francisco, California

Home → California → San Francisco County County → San Francisco → Landing Place of Captain J. B. Montgomery

San Francisco
Weather:

Landing Place of Captain J. B. Montgomery

552 Montgomery St, SE corner of Montgomery and Clay, San Francisco, CA , USA

California State
Historical Marker

In the early morning of July 9, 1846, 'when the water came up to Montgomery Street,' Commander John B. Montgomery landed near this spot from the U.S. Sloop-of-War Portsmouth to raise the Stars and Stripes on the Plaza, now Portsmouth Square.

Last updated: 2/15/2016 21:05:00