Mercury News

Days Gone By: Chip, whittle and blast finally cuts Blossom Rock down to size

Summary: Blossom Rock, directly east of the Golden Gate between Yerba Buena and Alcatraz islands, was in the way of ships crossing San Francisco Bay. In 1866, the Corps of Engineers was given the job ...
Mercury News

Days Gone By: San Francisco gets set to blow the top off Blossom Rock

It was April 23, 1870, a Saturday. It seemed like a holiday. Men, women and children started climbing Telegraph Hill at 10 in the morning, trying to find the best spot in San Francisco to watch the ...
The New York Times

BLOSSOM ROCK.; Description of the Rock and the Preparatory Work for Blasting it --A Charge of Twenty-three Tons of Powder--The Explosion.

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Cleveland.com

Styx and Foreigner serve up a classic rock show filled with classic-rock hits at Blossom (photos)

CUYAHOGA FALL, Ohio - The classic-rock twofer package tour format has been a summer touring standard for Boomer rock bands for a while now because it is simply a smart concept that serves both the ...
East Bay Times

Days Gone By: Engineer chooses undermining to knock off Blossom Rock

Summary: In 1866, the Corps of Engineers was asked to find the cheapest way to get rid of the top of Blossom Rock, which was dangerously in the way of ships crossing San Francisco Bay. The first ...