096: San Francisco Presidio with Archaeologist Kari Jones and Historian Rob Thomson Part 2
The story of the Presidio didn't end with Spain or Mexico—it was only beginning.
In the second half of my conversation with Rob Thomson, Federal Preservation Officer, and Kari Jones, archaeologist with the Presidio Trust, we explore the remarkable transformation of the Presidio of San Francisco from a remote Mexican frontier outpost into one of the most important military installations on the West Coast—and ultimately into one of America's most innovative national parks.
We discuss how the U.S. Army reshaped the Presidio after 1846, introducing new architecture, forests, hospitals, airfields…
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