Apollo (storeship)

	Apollo (storeship)
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	NW corner of Sacramento and Battery Sts., San Francisco, California
Coordinates	37°47′40″N 122°23′56″W / 37.79444°N 122.39889°WCoordinates: 37°47′40″N 122°23′56″W / 37.79444°N 122.39889°W
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
NRHP reference No.	91000561
Added to NRHP	May 16, 1991

The Apollo is a historic storeship that is buried at a location in downtown San Francisco, California. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.^[1] Parts of the ship have been uncovered, most recently in 1921 and 1925. Photographs from the 1921 uncovering exist. The 1925 excavation revealed coins from 1797, 1825, and 1840, a gold nugget, and assorted navigational pieces.^[2] One of numerous buried ships within San Francisco,^[3] it is an archeological site, listed at least partially for its potential to yield information in the future.^[2]

Building currently at site of buried ship

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b James P. Delgado (May 20, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Apollo Storeship / Apollo". National Park Service.
^ "San Francisco History: Buried Ships".

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[nrhpdoc-2] James P. Delgado (May 20, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Apollo Storeship / Apollo". National Park Service.

[buried-3] "San Francisco History: Buried Ships".

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Apollo (storeship)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Show map of San Francisco CountyShow map of CaliforniaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Location	NW corner of Sacramento and Battery Sts., San Francisco, California
Coordinates	37°47′40″N 122°23′56″W / 37.79444°N 122.39889°W / 37.79444; -122.39889Coordinates: 37°47′40″N 122°23′56″W / 37.79444°N 122.39889°W / 37.79444; -122.39889
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
NRHP reference No.	91000561^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 16, 1991