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	'''CLose-up of Mission Rock from the 1877 Bird's-Eye View of San Francisco.'''		'''CLose-up of Mission Rock (#12) from the 1877 Bird's-Eye View of San Francisco.'''

	''Image: Library of Congress''		''Image: Library of Congress''

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	'''1859 U.S. Coastal Survey Map, showing Mission Rock well out in the Bay.'''		'''1859 U.S. Coastal Survey Map, showing Mission Rock well out in the Bay.'''

			[[Image:Birds-eye-view-closeup-on-mission-rock-DSCF3722.jpg]]

			'''CLose-up of Mission Rock from the 1877 Bird's-Eye View of San Francisco.'''

			''Image: Library of Congress''

	The rock was bought and sold a number of times and eventually settled into a long life as a grain terminal.		The rock was bought and sold a number of times and eventually settled into a long life as a grain terminal.

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''' Historical Essay '''

''by Chris Carlsson''

Mission Rock appears in early maps as a rocky outcropping directly outside the mouth of Mission Bay.

[[Image:SF1859 Mission-Rock-map.jpg]]

'''1859 U.S. Coastal Survey Map, showing Mission Rock well out in the Bay.'''

The rock was bought and sold a number of times and eventually settled into a long life as a grain terminal.

[[Image:Men-work-on-Mission-Rock-1897-A11.22.404.1n.jpg]]

'''Men working cargo on Mission Rock, 1897. Yerba Buena Island barely visible in distance.'''

''Photo: San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park (A11.22,404n)''

The rock's size was enlarged continuously until the mid-20th century. Finally, in 1946, the now obsolete grain terminal was set on fire after San Francisco decided to expand its Pier 50 to engulf the former island.

[[Image:Mission-Rock-Jan-7-1946-AAC-9764.jpg]]

'''Mission Rock January 7, 1946'''

''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library (AAC-9764)''

[[Image:Jan-9-1946-wharf-goes-up-in-blazes-aac-9767.jpg]]

'''Mission Rock Wharf Goes Up In Flames. January 9, 1946'''

''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library (AAC-9767)''

[[Image:Fire-soaked-creosote-at-Mission-Rock-jan-9-1946-aac-9766.jpg]]

'''Fire Soaked Creosote Burns at Mission Rock. January 9, 1946'''

''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library (AAC-9766)''

[[Image:Mission-Rock-aerial-w-City-behind-after-fire-aac-9768.jpg]]

'''Aerial View of Mission Rock After Burn. January 10, 1946'''

''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library (AAC-9768)''

[[Image:1950s-aerial-sf-CHS2010.283.jpg]]

'''Aerial View of Mission Rock Terminal and San Francisco, 1950s.'''

''Photo: California Historical Society (CHS2010.283)''

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''This is excerpted from chapter fifteen of "Vanished Waters: A History of San Francisco's Mission Bay" published by the Mission Creek Conservancy, and republished here with their permission.''

[[Image:Vanished-waters-cover-2x3.jpg]]

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