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Hey, San Francisco, Here's What Your City Looked Like Back When It Was Called 'Yerba Buena'

Henry BlodgetFeb 1, 2014, 04:17 IST

Yesterday, historian Michael Beschloss tweeted this photo of San Francisco in about 1850.

The occasion for the tweet was the 167-year anniversary of the city's name change from "Yerba Buena" to "San Francisco."

Got to love those ships in the Bay...

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