Sources from Episode 206

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  2. Alexander, Tommy. “Yes, We Live on Ohlone Land. But What Does That Mean?” The Bold Italic. Accessed March 21, 2022. https://thebolditalic.com/yes-we-live-on-ohlone-land-but-what-does-that-mean-70a34c249e70.

  3. “Angel Island.” San Francisco Ghosts. Accessed March 22, 2022. https://sfghosts.com/angel-island.

  4. “‘Angel Island’: Ellis Island of the West.” NPR. October 6, 2010. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130380169.

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  7. “Big Structures Now Planned.” San Francisco Chronicle. April 25, 1906, p. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/image/27448261.

  8. Cagigal, Christian, and Daisy Barringer. “The Most Terrifying Haunted Places in San Francisco.” Thrillist. Accessed March 21, 2022. https://www.thrillist.com/lifestyle/san-francisco/most-haunted-places-in-san-francisco.

  9. Chamings, Andrew. “The ghost who haunts the smallest park in San Francisco changed America.” SFGate. October 16, 2020. https://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/i-went-to-the-most-haunted-corner-in-san-francisco-15645206.php.

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  11. Dowd, Katie. “The true tale behind the death that sparked San Francisco's most famous ghost story.” SFGate. October 5, 2017. https://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/san-francisco-ghost-stories-white-lady-stow-lake-12247189.php.

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  13. “Eyewitnesses to the Earthquake and Fire.” The Museum of the City of San Francisco. Accessed March 21, 2022. http://sfmuseum.org/1906/ew.html.

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  16. “Girls Tell Police of Dead Baby.” The San Francisco Call. July 10, 1906, p. 4. https://www.newspapers.com/image/80967036.

  17. “Gold Rush Transforms San Francisco.” National Park Service. Accessed March 21, 2022. https://www.nps.gov/places/000/gold-rush-transforms-san-francisco.htm.

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  21. Hahn, Kimiko. “Angel Island: The Roots and Branches of Asian American Poetry.” Poetry. Accessed March 22, 2022. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet-books/2017/08/angel-island-the-roots-and-branches-of-asian-american-poetry.

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  26. Keeling, Brock. “Exploring Mary Ellen Pleasant Memorial Park, the smallest public park in San Francisco.” Curbed San Francisco. September 22, 2016. https://sf.curbed.com/2016/9/22/13017182/san-francisco-mary-pleasant-small-park.

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  34. Menzies, Jeremy. “The Ghost Ship of Muni Metro (Part 2).” SFMTA. August 4, 2016. https://www.sfmta.com/blog/ghost-ship-muni-metro-part-2.

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