San Francisco's Buried Ships

[@Tryingtohaveityall]

Absolutely fascinating

[@sbroggie]

Awesome! I love stories like this. So fascinating. These days on social media, so many people are hypercritical of the "destruction" of history by the present not realizing that the past was quite adept at destroying history and itself.

[@thomasgainey8052]

Well said

[@NorseNerdleMeister]

Like I’ve said before, it’s the beginning of the weekend and Alex has posted a new vid… life is good!

[@AlextheHistorian]

A two video per week schedule is a heck of a thing to maintain, but I do my best 😁

[@NorseNerdleMeister]

@@AlextheHistorian heck, even if you only did one per month, the quality of your content is worth the wait!

[@AlextheHistorian]

Thank you!

[@marxdesign]

Amazing job...thanks

[@Checkers981]

Love the video Alex!! Always enjoy your history content

[@jetsons101]

Thanks Alex for this great story. We learned a little bit of this story in high school. The power of greed is strong for a captain to leave his ship like that. Your skill shines in all your work.

[@AlextheHistorian]

Thank you Mike!

[@zuzuspetals9281]

It's not the power of greed, it's the drive to not be poor, to improve one's lot in life, to own a home on dry land, to be independent and own the ship.

[@jetsons101]

@@zuzuspetals9281 True to a point, but for a captain to leave a ship.....

[@scottgoebl6194]

Nice work and quite interesting story. Way to go branching out, but this is in your wheelhouse, so it works. Bravo!

[@AlextheHistorian]

Thank you!

[@jenniferlevine5406]

I love San Francisco! Next time I am walking in that area I'll think of your video. Fantastic video! Thanks so much for telling us this history.

[@AlextheHistorian]

You're welcome!

[@mikehedrick7223]

I just read about this in my Time -Life books of the Old West series. The book on the gold rush was the topic. The boats were abandon in the harbor. they couldn't even unload the ships.

[@Felled-angel]

Thanks man this video was awesome.

[@AlextheHistorian]

My pleasure, glad you liked it!

[@MatecaCorp]

Wow, I had absolutely no idea about any of this!

[@BrancyCDA]

Wow, that was really interesting! I have family that has lived in the area for many years and I have never heard about this before! Thanks for another story well done!

[@AlextheHistorian]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@BungieStudios]

I love it. It's like a mirror to Southern California. In LA, they find homes built on old oil rigs. Off the Santa Monica coast and pier can be found old remnants of the Long Wharf (former port of LA) and the SS Rex (the precursor to Las Vegas). I never knew any of this about SanFran before and I'm glad I do now!

[@ExpeditionSteve]

Great video Alex! Never heard of this before. Thanks for your hard work and bringing this forgotten history to us.

[@AlextheHistorian]

You're welcome Mr. Expedition!

[@Dillionharris]

Dang! No way! That's so wild that they'd just abandon their ships like that hahah, like even the captain lmao

[@AlextheHistorian]

Yeah! I mean, if they found gold, they'd get way more money for it than their jobs were worth lol!

[@DC4260Productions]

Well, I've certainly learnt a lot about San Francisco after watching this and your cable-car video. Before that, the only part of the city I was even slightly familiar with was the Caltrain rail line down to Gilroy. Speaking of San Francisco's transport history, I remember hearing about the old Transbay Terminal, which was a railway station prior to 1958. It served the Key System, Interurban Electric Railway and Sacramento Northern. The railway had to cross the Bay Bridge almost immediately after leaving Transbay Terminal. I reckon that station would make for a good video subject You can still see how the old station looked in Train Simulator, as part of that game's Sacramento Northern route (which is set in 1939).

[@tylerfrederick246]

Seven minutes. Seven minutes was all it took for me to learn of San Francisco's lost harbor. Fastest time I ever learn of anything. Sonic speed! I don't understand why Christians would force people to Christianity. This is why I became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. We Latter Day Saints do not force people. We share our testimonies, but we believe in agency and we allow people to choose to join us. Alex, as usual, wonderful video.

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[@richardwarren7492]

Great one Alex, thanks. Hint: Do one on Alviso - -

[@ArtamStudio]

My very first temp job during college was receptionist to the developer where the _Niantic_ was later unearthed during excavation. I don't believe researchers pulled much, if anything, out of the hull before it was again hidden by the new construction. At least there's a plaque to mark it, haha.

[@markw4263]

I’ve ridden the cable cars many times, they really are the best way to get around the area they serve. Let’s keep some old mechanical stuff for after the Collapse..

[@johnsiders7819]

This is why the Millennium tower is sinking its sitting on wet fill with nothing going to bedrock that now they are trying to fix by adding shafts to it . They towers owners tried to blame the de watering to build a new bart station but thats unfounded the parking garage walls are spalling and leaking water be interesting when it topples . just as the building on Miami beach .

[@erickamekonapeper4007]

God Bless you! Yes we’re Native Americans! Thank you 🙏🏼 ❤

[@Railman1225]

remember when he was called Alex the Historian? well, now I can say _only true fans would remember that_

[@kaneco.9584]

You dude a pretty good job on your program but I think you overlooked the Marshall gold discovery date by a year . 48’ I am a active Historical Archaeologist specializing in mid 19th century California material culture . Nicholas Kane

[@Gryphonisle]

You have it backward: The bay is on average 17’ deep. Yerba Buena cove had the benefit of depth, 35’. The shore was shallow, but the cove was twice the average depth of the bay,that was its attraction.

[@AlextheHistorian]

I'm only going by what I found in my research. And photos show the cove becoming a mud flat at low tide which makes me question the 17 foot depth.

[@Gryphonisle]

@@AlextheHistorian The Bay is on average 17’ deep, but the anchorage at Yerba Buena was 35. Another deep part is east of the Golden Gate, where depths plunge to 300’. And, Mission Dolores gets it’s nickname Dolores from the nearby Laguna De Dolores where I believe the original temporary mission was founded. The nickname became official when San Francisco De Solano, replacing Dolores, opened in Sonoma, to distinguish the old San Francisco mission from the new San Francisco mission (the only Mexican mission) in Sonoma.

[@mastershredder2002]

The Ohlone have been converted into Mission district hipsters that go out late at night for burritos.

[@nomelleganlasnotificaciones]

Could you give me where to find the information that the natives were forced into labor at the missions?

[@jupiterdesphy]

Tartarian “fire”

[@rudybishop9089]

Hay Al - how much is your retirement package per year ? $230k ? Hummmm $260,000 ? Every year nice . . .