Etymologies of place names in San Francisco, California
- Etymologies of place names in San Francisco, California
Source of some of the place names in San Francisco, California.
* It had been assumed that Buchanan Street was named after James Buchanan, the President of the United States who took office in March 1857. However, an 1856 map was found to have also included the street name. It is probable then that the street was actually named for the local pioneer John C. Buchanan.
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* [http://www.sfmuseum.org/street/stnames1.html Source at San Francisco Virtual Museum]
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