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Do you know what famed actress gave this fountain to the city of San Francisco in 1875?

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"Lotta's fountain was designed to supply water to people and horses, although the horse troughs were removed long ago. Today if it is remembered at all, it is for two events. First, it was a meeting place for people displaced after the 1906 earthquake and fire. People came here to trade information in their search for friends and family lost in the calamity. The second event was a free outdoor concert given on Christmas Eve in 1910 by the opera singer, Luisa Tetrazzini."

To find out which famed actress donated this fountain listen to the audio on the Lotta Fountain.

Before Maiden Lane was home to expensive boutiques, it was home to the many brothels in Downtown San Francisco. It wasn't until after the 1906 earthquake that this area underwent change. Do you know what Maiden Lane use to be called before the earthquake? To find out watch the Maiden Lane Tour.

Have you ever seen a clock let off steam?

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"The Gastown Steam Clock located at the northwest corner of Water and Cambie Streets is practically impossible to miss. The highly ornate clock weighs over two tons, has four illuminated clock faces for easy viewing at night, and blasts steam into the air from its top every fifteen minutes. Its chimes play the same tune as the Big Ben chimes of London's Westminster."

Learn more about this very unique clock located in Gastown, in this audio on the Water Clock.

Did you know that the Chinatown Gate is often referred to as the Millennium Gate and cost over one million dollars to construct? Learn more about the lions that sit at the foot of the gate in this audio tour of the Chinatown Gate.

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"...Several thousand citizens of Savannah are buried here. The cemetery was opened for business in 1750 and filled up in 1853. While you are not allowed in if you are dead, the living are allowed to visit the cemetery, which is now a park. As you look around you will only see about 600 headstones, but records indicate that over 10,000 people are buried here. Over 700 of these died of yellow fever in 1820, which was a really bad year for Savannah..."

To learn more listen to the audio tour on the Colonial Park Cemetery

Do you know what book by Robert Lewis Stevenson mentioned this location?

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"...This area of Savannah is often referred to as the Trustees' Garden, but the real Trustees' Garden has been gone for more than two centuries. The colony of Georgia was granted by King George II to a group of English businessmen who wanted to found a colony where the poor of England might own their own land and become self-sufficient. The initial plan was for Georgia to support itself by raising silkworms and grapes to produce fine silk and wines. While it was a great plan, reality and the hot, humid climate got in the way. These businessmen or trustees of this colony may have...."

To learn more, listen to the audio tour on the Pirate House

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"...The Cannery took advantage of its access to the docks to bring in fresh fruits and vegetables from California farms and orchards. Within two years it was the largest cannery in the world and had 2500 employees, both men and women, on the factory lines... "

"...Eventually California Fruit Canners Association would become Del Monte Foods, one of the largest sellers of food in the world. But first it had to change its name. The Del Monte name was first used...."

Do you know who saved The Cannery from being torn down in the 1960's?

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"Polly and her friend spoke for a few minutes in front of the now-destroyed Church of St. Mary Matfellon until the bells chimed at 2:30 AM..."

"...her throat had been cut left to right, two distinct cuts being on left side, the windpipe, gullet and spinal cord being cut through; a bruise apparently of a thumb ... [was] on [the] right lower jaw, [and] also on [the] left cheek; the abdomen had been cut open from [the] center of the bottom ribs along [the] right side, under [the] pelvis to [the] left of the stomach, there the wound was jagged; the ... coating of the stomach, was also cut in several places..."

"The doctor believed that all of the wounds had been made by the same knife. He estimated that the murder and mutilations could have been done within 4 to 5 minutes. "

To learn more about the second murder victim, listen to the Jack The Ripper Tour