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When [[Spain]] colonized what would become California, this area was selected as the site for a fort, or [[presidio]], to defend [[San Francisco Bay]]. About 40 families traveled here from northern [[Mexico]] in 1776 and built the first settlement, a small quadrangle, only a few hundred feet west of what is now Funston Avenue. Mexico controlled the Presidio following 1821, but the fort became less important to the Mexican government. In 1835, most soldiers and their families moved north to [[Sonoma, California|Sonoma]], leaving it nearly abandoned. During the [[Mexican–American War]], U.S. troops occupied and repaired the damage to the fort. | When [[Spain]] colonized what would become California, this area was selected as the site for a fort, or [[presidio]], to defend [[San Francisco Bay]]. About 40 families traveled here from northern [[Mexico]] in 1776 and built the first settlement, a small quadrangle, only a few hundred feet west of what is now Funston Avenue. Mexico controlled the Presidio following 1821, but the fort became less important to the Mexican government. In 1835, most soldiers and their families moved north to [[Sonoma, California|Sonoma]], leaving it nearly abandoned. During the [[Mexican–American War]], U.S. troops occupied and repaired the damage to the fort. | ||
[[File:Entrance of San Francisco National Cemetery.jpg|thumb|The entrance of the San Francisco National Cemetery]] | [[File:Entrance of San Francisco National Cemetery.jpg|thumb|The entrance of the San Francisco National Cemetery]] | ||
The mid-century [[California Gold Rush|discovery of gold in California]] led to the sudden growth and importance of San Francisco, and prompted the U.S. government to establish a military reservation here. By executive order, President [[Millard Fillmore]] established the Presidio for military use in November 1850. During the 1850s and 1860s, Presidio-based soldiers fought [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] in California, [[Oregon]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]], and [[Nevada]]. The outbreak of the | The mid-century [[California Gold Rush|discovery of gold in California]] led to the sudden growth and importance of San Francisco, and prompted the U.S. government to establish a military reservation here. By executive order, President [[Millard Fillmore]] established the Presidio for military use in November 1850. During the 1850s and 1860s, Presidio-based soldiers fought [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] in California, [[Oregon]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]], and [[Nevada]]. The outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861 re-emphasized the importance of California's riches and the military significance of San Francisco's harbor to the Union. This led, in 1862, to the first major construction and expansion program at the Presidio since its acquisition by the United States. | ||
The [[Indian Wars]] of the 1870s and 1880s resulted in additional expansion of the Presidio, including large-scale tree planting and a post beautification program. By the following decade the Presidio had shed its frontier outpost appearance and was elevated to a major military installation and base for American expansion into the Pacific. | The [[Indian Wars]] of the 1870s and 1880s resulted in additional expansion of the Presidio, including large-scale tree planting and a post beautification program. By the following decade the Presidio had shed its frontier outpost appearance and was elevated to a major military installation and base for American expansion into the Pacific. | ||