Beneath the bustling streets of San Francisco, is a hidden fleet of 19th-century ships lies entombed, remnants of the bygone California Gold Rush era.
Daily, as thousands of commuters ride the city’s subterranean streetcars or tread the pavements above, few are aware they are crossing over the skeletal remains of vessels that once sailed with dreams of fortune.
In recent times, the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park has crafted a new cartographic depiction of these entombed vessels, enhancing the original 1963 map with intriguing finds unearthed by modern archaeology.
