Frederick Griffing's (ship)

Frederick Griffing's (ship)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Site of buried ship
Nearest city	Levi Plaza, San Francisco, California
Coordinates	37°48′11″N 122°24′08″W / 37.803°N 122.4021°WCoordinates: 37°48′11″N 122°24′08″W / 37.803°N 122.4021°W
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1852
NRHP Reference #	82002248[1]
Added to NRHP	February 1, 1982

Frederick Griffing's ship is the remains of a sailing vessel buried beneath the current Levi's Plaza in San Francisco where Frederick Griffing's wharf previously existed.^[2] When the plaza was constructed in 1978, the archaeological site was discovered. It is believed that the ship is either the Palmyra or the William Grey.^[3][4]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "Levi Strauss: Our neighborhood". Levi Strauss. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
3. "National Register #82002248 Frederick Griffing's Ship". noehill.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
4. Vara, Vauhini. "Curator Weaves Levi's Into City History". September 22, 2011. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 9 September 2013.