Today, as they have for decades, a crowd gathered at Lotta’s Fountain to mark the moment that transformed San Francisco — 1906's 7.9-magnitude earthquake that killed at least 3,000 people.
• April 18, 2022 9:00 am - Updated April 18, 2022 10:59 am
Monday’s ceremony carried more meaning, with a nod toward pandemic recovery, as speakers compared San Francisco’s COVID response to the rebuilding after the 1906 disaster. At 93, Joe McCaughey was likely the oldest person. The Merced resident has a unique tie to that day in 1906 – his great-uncle was Eugene Schmitz, the mayor of San Francisco.
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