Niantic

San Francisco, US

Niantic was a whaleship that brought fortune-seekers to Yerba Buena (later renamed San Francisco) during the California Gold Rush of 1849. Run aground and converted into a storeship and hotel, she was a prominent landmark in the booming city for several years. The site of Niantic beside the Transame

rica Pyramid is now a California Historical Landmark. Artifacts excavated in 1978 and the ship's log from her last voyage are on display in the San Francisco Maritime Museum.

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Nearby

Transamerica Pyramid skyscraper
333 Battery Street, San Francisco, skyscraper · 0.1 km away
Belli Building theatre · 0.1 km away
505 Montgomery Street skyscraper · 0.2 km away
456 Montgomery Plaza skyscraper · 0.2 km away
One Embarcadero Center skyscraper · 0.2 km away
Embarcadero West skyscraper · 0.2 km away
One Maritime Plaza skyscraper · 0.3 km away