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Lillie Hitchcock Coit Collection, 1865-1880
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Title:
Lillie Hitchcock Coit Collection, 1865-1880Creator/Contributor:
Coit, Lillie Hitchcock, 1843-1929, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Mowry, SylvesterAbstract:
Autograph book, clippings, correspondence, journal, photographs, poetry, scrapbook, sketches.
Date:
1865 (issued)Subject:
Coit, Lillie Hitchcock -- 1843-1929Fire fighters -- California -- San Francisco
Coit, Howard
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Came to San Francisco with her parents in 1851. Became the mascot for the "Knickerbocker 5" fire fighters. One third of her
fortune was left to the city of San Francisco, and using this money, Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill was constructed.
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print
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English
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CaliforniaCopyright Note:
Not restricted. Please credit California State Library.