The story
The 'Granite Lady' that saved $13 million in gold and silver while the rest of San Francisco burned in 1906.
Everything that was here
- 1874–1937
Old United States MintGovernment Building
The 'Granite Lady' that saved $13 million in gold and silver while the rest of San Francisco burned in 1906.
See the map in 1875 → - 1874–1937
Old United States Mint (The Granite Lady)Government Building
This granite fortress held one-third of America's gold reserves and survived the 1906 earthquake when 80% of San Francisco burned.
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