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Outside Lands Podcast Episode 23: Camp Merritt
Guest Nicole Meldahl talks about the Richmond District's 1898 encampment of volunteer soldiers for the Spanish-American War.
Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast - Jun 14, 2013
(above) Camp Merritt,
1898
View South from about California Street and Arguello toward Lone Mountain and Odd Fellows Cemetery. Camp Merrit had two sections north and south of Geary (then Point Lobos)
41-47 West Portal Avenue had bakeries, delis, hairdressers, toy shops, candy shops, and realtors over the years. Nicole & Arnold take a look at the building's history. (Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast Feb 25, 2023)
We know about the life of Zero Thomas, thanks to an amazing discovery at a landfill. Thomas was an African American soldier stationed at the Presidio around 1870. And through his trove of papers, we can tell his story living as a black family in the early days of San Francsisco. (Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast Feb 27, 2021)