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Bush & Octavia Dec 1985

Mary Ellen Pleasant Memorial Park plaque in the sidewalk at Bush and Octavia [Mary Ellen Pleasant Memorial Park 1814-1904 - Mother of Civil rights in California - She supported the western terminus of the underground railway for fugitive slaves 1850-1867. This legendary pioneer once lived on this site and planted these six trees. - placed by the San Francisco African American Historical and Cultural Society]
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Bush & Octavia Bush & Octavia

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