- Charles Henry "Mountain Charley" McKiernan (1825-1892)@
- Los Gatos
- Hallidie, Andrew (1836-1900)@
- San Francisco - Find out about Andrew Hallidie (1836-1900), who promoted the world's first practical cable car system in San Francisco. Sites feature biography and achievements of the pioneering San Franciscan who introduced wire rope manufacturing in California.
- Milk, Harvey (1930-1978)@
- San Francisco - Learn about Harvey Milk (1930-1978), the city supervisor of San Francisco and a gay rights activist. Sites offer biography, timeline, and commemoration for one of the first publicly homosexual person to be elected to the San Francisco Borad of Supervisors. Also find sites for his assassin, Daniel White.
- Norton, Joshua A. - Emperor of the United States (1819-1880)@
- San Francisco - Find sites for Joshua A. Norton, the celebrated citizen of San Francisco who declared himself as "the Emperor of these United Sates and Protector of Mexico" in 1859. Sites feature life, legacy, and portraits of the maverick 'emperor' who issued self-proclaimed decrees on matters of state and whose kaleidoscopic personality inspired many a classic.
- Sutro, Adolf (1830-1898)@
- San Francisco - Find sites for Adolph Sutro (1830-1898), the Jewish engineer and mayor of San Francisco through sites featuring biography, career profile, and historical contributions including Sutro Tunnel across Comstock gold mines, Sutro Baths, and many more. Also includes a documentary film about his remarkable achievements.
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