The Golden Gate was a Military Fort - IT S HISTORY

Immersed in a vibrant history, the San Francisco Bay Area hosts one of America s most iconic landmarks: the Golden Gate Bridge. The culmination of San Francisco and the state of California as a whole’s history, and only able to be constructed due to the influx of citizens from the Gold Rush, the Golden Gate Bridge connected two points fortified during the Civil War. Once called unbuildable, the design of Josef Baermann Strauss brought it into the realm of possibility, but building it was a challenge. And today, at the bottom of the Golden Gate Strait, lies a broken secret recalling dark memories. IT’S HISTORY - Weekly tales of American Urban Decay as presented by your host Ryan Socash. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:33 The History of California 05:25 The Great California Gold Rush 08:58 California in the American Civil War 11:14 The Plan to Build the Unbuildable Golden Gate Bridge 13:55 Record-Breaking Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge 16:33 The completion of building theGolden Gate Bridge 19:42 The Secrets of the Golden Gate Bridge » CONTACT For brands, agencies and sponsorships, please contact us at itshistory@thoughtleaders.io https://www.instagram.com/ryansocash/ https://facebook.com/ryansocash » CREDIT Scriptwriter - Gregory Back Editor - Rishi Mittal Host - Ryan Socash » SOURCES https://www.facebook.com/groups/itshistory/ » NOTICE Some images may be used for illustrative purposes only - always reflecting the accurate time frame and content. Events of factual error / mispronounced word/spelling mistakes - retractions will be published in this section.