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How did the golden gate bridge get its name? |
Travel Info How did the golden gate bridge get its name? Travel Tips The waters it crosses - the mouth of San Fran Bay, where it meets the ocean- was already called that before the bridge was there. It presumably dates back to the California Gold Rush. Others Yes, pre-dates the bridge. But I believe it was named due to the golden hills at mouth of bay. Not because of it's color, as many people think. In the 1800's during tha california gold rush there were two routes to get to california from the east, where most americans lived at the time. One was to travel by wagon across the great plains and rocky mountains. The other was to take a ship through the isthmus of panama or around cape horn. If one chosse this route, the ship would sail up the california coast and into san fransico harbor. The entrance to the bay would be the "golden gate" the entrance to the gold that was to be found in the hills around what is now the city of san franscio. Many years later when the bridge was built it's builders wanted to commemorate the gold rush which what was what made the city a boom town. i was going to say because of its color but ive been proved wrong. man, ive lived here all my life & i thought the name was from the color. amazing. learn something new everyday |
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