San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
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Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size
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Description
Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park:
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Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size
acres (hectares)
Description
Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
San Francisco, CA 94123
Phone:415-561-7000
Fax:415-556-1624
Web: www.nps.gov/safr/
Size: 50 acres.
Established: Established on June 27, 1988.
Location:At the west end of Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco, California.
Facilities:Museum/exhibits.
Activities:Guided tours, craft and other interpretive programs.
Special Features:The square-rigged sailing ship Balclutha, steam schooner Wapama, three-masted schooner C.A. Thayer, walking-beam ferry Eureka, scow schooner Alma, steam tug Hercules, paddle wheel tug Eppleton Hall, and numerous smaller craft are preserved. Many of the ships are at the Hyde Street Pier at Aquatic Park in San Francisco. Not far from the pier is the National Maritime Museum with displays of ship models and historic artifacts. The J. Porter Shaw Library and extensive collections of ship plans and photographs are at the nearby Fort Mason Center, as is the World War II Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O'Brien.
See other parks in California.