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16 December 2025

  • curprev 23:3823:38, 16 December 2025 Ccarlsson talk contribs 13,368 bytes +13,368 Created page with "'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>''' ''By Drew Bourn PhD MLIS for [https://www.sfheritage.org/community/the-folsom-street-fair/ San Francisco Heritage], October 2025'' U.S. Army Captain Joseph Folsom, after whom San Francisco’s Folsom Street is named, made a fortune by speculating in California real estate during the Gold Rush. His land dealings foreshadowed the role that real estate development would..."