San Francisco’s Forgotten Cemeteries
San Francisco’s Forgotten Cemeteries by Beth Winegarner, published by Arcadia Publishing in 2023, explores the hidden history of the city’s burial grounds. This 176-page book delves into the intriguing narrative of how San Francisco, known for its lack of cemeteries, relocated over 150,000 graves in the early 20th century to accommodate urban growth. However, many burials were left undisturbed, lying beneath significant landmarks and contributing to the city’s complex historical landscape.
Readers will find a detailed examination of the forgotten graves that still exist beneath some of San Francisco’s most notable sites, such as the Legion of Honor and the Asian Art Museum. Winegarner’s work not only maps these early burial grounds but also seeks to honor those who have been overlooked in the city’s development. Through this exploration, the book sheds light on the intersection of history and urban expansion, revealing the stories of the dead who continue to influence the living city above.
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Digging into a forgotten past – and the dead left behind.
San Francisco is famous for not having any cemeteries, but the claim isn’t exactly what it seems. In the early 20th Century, the city relocated more than 150,000 graves to the nearby town of Colma to make way for a rapidly growing population. But an estimated fifty to sixty thousand burials were quietly built over and forgotten, only to resurface every time a new building project began. The dead still lie beneath some of the city’s most cherished destinations, including the Legion of Honor, United Nations Plaza, the Asian Art Museum and the University of San Francisco.
Join author Beth Winegarner as she maps the city’s early burial grounds and brings back to life the dead who’ve been erased.
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