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Places of the Name
Village/Town/City:
San Francisco, CA
Country:
USA
Who the place was named after?:
Peter Donahue
Who was he/she?:
Founder of Union Iron Works and Northern Pacific RR
Why it was named after him/her?:
This bronze monument atop a granite base at Market & Battery Sts. in San Francisco was erected in memory of Peter Donahue by his sons.
When it was named after him/her?:
c.1915?
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