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Bird's eye view of San Diego, California 1876.

Drawn by E. S. Glover. A.L. Bancroft & Co., lithographers. Downloaded from The Library of Congress - American Memory, January 16, 2009.
Courtesy Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.
Call number: G4364.S4A3 1876 .G6


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Questions for thought

  1. Where is North Island and what is different about it?
  2. Which block will become Horton Plaze?

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