Portal:San Francisco Bay Area/Years/156

1859
 * Alcatraz Citadel (pictured) is built on Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay
 * Laurentine Hamilton comes to San Jose to preach at the First Presbyterian Church of San Jose
 * Emperor Norton declares himself "NORTON I, Emperor of the United States" in San Francisco
 * Francis K. Shattuck is elected the fifth mayor of Oakland