22:1322:13, 25 May 2026diffhist+26,478 N
San Francisco's Drinking WaterCreated page with "'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>''' ''by David D. Schmidt, 2026'' ''An excerpt from the book, [https://backcountrypress.com/book/san-francisco-bay-area/ ''San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History''], by David D. Schmidt (Backcountry Press, 2025). Image:norbeach$black-point-1870.jpg '''Black Point (now Fort Mason), 1870. A new company formed by John Bensley and Antoine (aka Anthony) Chabot..."current
21:2221:22, 25 May 2026diffhist+21,198 N
San Francisco’s Struggles With Sewage, 1860s-1990sCreated page with "'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>''' ''by David D. Schmidt, 2026'' ''An excerpt from the book, [https://backcountrypress.com/book/san-francisco-bay-area/ ''San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History''], by David D. Schmidt (Backcountry Press, 2025). Image:KirbyCoveCulvertFeb2025.jpg '''This historic brick culvert, built in the 1860s at Kirby Cove in the Marin Headlands, is similar in size an..."
20:4520:45, 25 May 2026diffhist+12,093 N
Edgar and Peggy Wayburn, Phillip Burton Saved Vast LandsCreated page with "'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>''' ''by David D. Schmidt, 2026'' ''An excerpt from the book, [https://backcountrypress.com/book/san-francisco-bay-area/ ''San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History''], by David D. Schmidt (Backcountry Press, 2025). Image:Edgar-and-Peggy-Wayburn-courtesy-Sierra-Club.jpg '''Edgar and Peggy Wayburn.''' ''Photo: courtesy Sierra Club'' Edgar Wayburn first came..."
22:2922:29, 24 May 2026diffhist+33,714 N
San Francisco's Garbage: From Mission Bay to AltamontCreated page with "'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>''' ''by David D. Schmidt, 2026'' ''An excerpt from the book, [https://backcountrypress.com/book/san-francisco-bay-area/ ''San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History''], by David D. Schmidt (Backcountry Press, 2025). Image:TrashwagonSFEarly1900s.jpg '''The early days of trash pickup, or scavenging, in San Francisco, c. 1900.''' ''Photo: courtesy David D. Sch..."
21:3621:36, 24 May 2026diffhist+4,692 N
Saving Richardson Bay; Harold Gilliam Sounds the Alarm 1955-58Created page with "'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>''' ''by David D. Schmidt, 2026'' ''An excerpt from the book, [https://backcountrypress.com/book/san-francisco-bay-area/ ''San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History''], by David D. Schmidt (Backcountry Press, 2025). Image:Richardson-Bay-from-Angel-Island 2563.jpg '''Looking northwest into Richardson Bay from Angel Island, 2014.''' ''Photo: Chris Carlsson''..."
17:3917:39, 22 May 2026diffhist+34,241 N
Mercury MiningCreated page with "'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>''' ''by David D. Schmidt, 2026'' ''An excerpt from the book, [https://backcountrypress.com/book/san-francisco-bay-area/ ''San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History''], by David D. Schmidt (Backcountry Press, 2025). Image:AlmadenReductionWorksc1900.jpg '''The "reduction works" at the Almaden Mercury Mines, where ore was heated to vaporize the mercury, then..."
16:4916:49, 22 May 2026diffhist+4,338 N
Borax King and Key System in East BayCreated page with "'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>''' ''by David D. Schmidt, 2026'' ''An excerpt from the book, [https://backcountrypress.com/book/san-francisco-bay-area/ ''San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History''], by David D. Schmidt (Backcountry Press, 2025). 800px View east from Be..."current
22:5622:56, 20 May 2026diffhist+6,877 N
When Crab Was King at Fisherman’s WharfCreated page with "'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>''' ''by David D. Schmidt, 2026'' ''An excerpt from the book, [https://backcountrypress.com/book/san-francisco-bay-area/ ''San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History''], by David D. Schmidt (Backcountry Press, 2025). Image:Crabs at fisherman's wharf 1950s.jpg '''Crabs at Fisherman's Wharf, 1950s.''' ''Photo: Walter H. Miller'' Dungeness Crabs roam ocean and..."
22:4422:44, 20 May 2026diffhist+4,431 N
Abalone Boom and BustCreated page with "'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>''' ''by David D. Schmidt, 2026'' ''An excerpt from the book, [https://backcountrypress.com/book/san-francisco-bay-area/ ''San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History''], by David D. Schmidt (Backcountry Press, 2025). Image:04-Pacific-Grove-USC-Libraries-1536x1143.jpg '''Abandoned Chinese Abalone fishing village near Pacific Grove near Monterey, c. 1900.''' '..."current