Dolores Park (Dolores St &, 19th St)

The Ohlone Indians were the first to inhabit the land around what was later to become Mission Dolores Park. They had inhabited the area for several centuries before Spanish missionaries arrived in 1776 to establish Mission San Francisco Dolores. Over the course of time, the gold rush added miners, gamblers, and tavern keepers to the mix. In 1861 the land was sold and used as a cemetery.