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Meiggs Wharf

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North Beach and Meigg's Wharf, from Russian Hill, San Francisco, by Thomas Houseworth & Co.mono
North Beach and Meigg's Wharf, from Russian Hill, San Francisco, by Thomas Houseworth & Co.mono

Meiggs' Wharf (also known as Meigs Wharf and Meiggs' Pier) was an L-shaped wooden pier extending between 1,600 and 2,000 feet (490 and 610 m) from the northern San Francisco shoreline, an exceptional distance for its time. It was built by transplanted Bostonian Henry Meiggs to attract the lumber shipping trade as part of his real estate development plans for what would become the North Beach area of San Francisco. Though it bankrupted him in the process, it would become a major part of North Beach and San Francisco society life.

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Meiggs Wharf
The Embarcadero, San Francisco

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N 37.809141 ° E -122.413668 °
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The Embarcadero 1842
94133 San Francisco
California, United States
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North Beach and Meigg's Wharf, from Russian Hill, San Francisco, by Thomas Houseworth & Co.mono
North Beach and Meigg's Wharf, from Russian Hill, San Francisco, by Thomas Houseworth & Co.mono
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