He is the son of an industrious London merchant and is determined to build a fortune in San Francisco. The ferry vessel Princess was owned by Sausalito Land and Ferry Company which gave free ferry passes to anyone that bought a lot in Sausalito.ġ869: Joshua Norton arrived in San Francisco in 1849. Land speculators claimed that Marin County real estate would increase in value due to its proximity to San Francisco. Once a village called Yerba Buena with a population of about 400, San Francisco is now a city of 35,000.ġ868: Regular ferry service links San Francisco and Sausalito in Marin County with the ferry vessel Princess.
1800s 1906 to 1937 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010sġ846: Captain John Fremont declares California’s independence from Mexico and names the mile-wide entrance to the San Francisco Bay as Chrysopylae, which means Golden Gate in Greek.ġ849: The population of San Francisco explodes after gold is discovered in northern California.