The Presidio of San Francisco
The Presidio National Historic Landmark District designation is the highest Federal designation reserved for "resources of great national significance."
The Presidio has an unparalleled location to tell the story of American history on the Pacific Coast.
- Here the soldiers, governments, and cultures of Spain , Mexico, and the United States intersected with historical forces from across the American continent, from Latin America, and from Asia.
- From here, American soldiers launched the first U.S. expedition into Asia in the Philippines, an early step toward America becoming a Pacific Rim nation.
- Changes in the peoples and cultures of the Presidio reflect two centuries of change in the West: Ohlone Indians, Spanish, Californios, American adventurers and soldiers, women of all cultures, Asians, Mexicans, Irish, and "the world rushed in."
- The first National Parks were protected by Presidio soldiers, the first "park rangers" as an early step in the West's growing awareness that natural resources deserved protection.
