SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — San Francisco is marking the 119th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake and fireplace that almost destroyed town.
Yearly on April 18, a second of silence is noticed at 5:11 a.m. at Lotta’s Fountain on Market Avenue to recollect those that misplaced their lives within the 7.8-magnitude tremor. Greater than 3,000 individuals died within the quake and fireplace and tons of of 1000’s misplaced their houses.
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Lotta’s served as a gathering spot for residents to reunite with their family members after the quake. It’s the oldest surviving monument from that day.
The ceremony additionally included 30 seconds of fireside engine sirens at 5:12 a.m., in the course of the actual second the earthquake hit. As a part of the ceremony, many who attend costume up in Victorian-era outfits.
Mayor Daniel Lurie and former Mayor Willie Brown participated within the ceremony.
Following the ceremony on Market Avenue, everybody headed to Dolores Park for the annual gilding of the hearth hydrant that saved the Mission District.
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