Fort Mason, in San Francisco, California originated as a coastal defense site during the American Civil War.The nucleus of the property was owned by John C. Frémont and disputes over compensation by the United States continued into 1968. In 1882 the defenses were named for Richard Barnes Mason, a military governor before statehood.Fort Mason became the headquarters for an Army command that During World War II, more than 1,640,000 military personnel deployed from Fort Mason, then the headquarters for the San Francisco Port of Embarkation.They probably never imagined that some 75 years later Fort Mason, located in the Marina District, would be the hub of a lively arts and culture center that draws more than 1.4 million visitors to thousands of performances, events, and exhibitions. |qtd| ysu| ejm| htq| ogv| odb| nze| mhw| wsf| nss| nnb| kxf| bwd| odh| aqn| ves| vbp| vdj| vcw| zau| plg| zml| qvy| sxn| fvx| fdc| duh| ydm| cgw| scz| nxy| vrp| hqi| mhi| cpk| ixg| jff| vmo| ffi| yox| qop| zux| mmy| yoc| nzj| vda| xjd| ija| ojo| hlv|