Portal:San Francisco Bay Area/Years/159

1856
 * San Mateo County is incorporated (1878 map pictured)
 * Hutchings' Illustrated California Magazine is founded in San Francisco
 * Early San Francisco developer William A. Richardson dies
 * Daily Evening Bulletin editor James King of William is shot and killed at Montgomery Street in San Francisco
 * Église Notre Dame Des Victoires (pictured) in San Francisco is completed