Golden Gate (quad)
(long, lat)
Description:
This name was given by Fremont before the discovery of gold. In his Geographical Memoir upon Upper California, in Illustration of His Map of Oregon and California, 1848, he says: "Called Chrysopylae (Golden gate) on the map, on the same principle that the harbor of Byzantium (Constantinople afterwards) was called Chrysoceras (Golden horn). The form of the harbor and its advantages for commerce (and that before it became an entrepot of eastern commerce), suggested the name to the Greek founders of Byzantium. The form of the entrance into the bay of San Francisco, and its advantages for commerce (Asiatic inclusive), suggest the name which is given to this entrance (p. 32). Up and Down California: The Journal of William H. Brewer, 1860-1864, Footnote 4, Book I, Chapter 1
Trips:
- December 6, 2023 - Sherri and Gary walked from Cow Hollow to Golden Gate Park.
References:
- Lonely Planet's 14 things you didn't know about the Golden Gate Bridge
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