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Rancho San Miguel: Facts, Myths & Legends of the Glen Park District

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The Butler Map of the City and County of San Francisco, 1864. The borders of Rancho San Miguel are seen in the lower central part of the map. Literally located in the heart of San Francisco, its borders are similar to the shape of an anatomical heart. Available at the David Rumsey Map Collection.

The Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project has an exciting new series about the history of Rancho San Miguel.

This series of posts delves into the history of Rancho San Miguel as it pertains specifically to the Glen Park district, including Glen Park, Glen Canyon Park, Sunnyside, Fairmount Heights, and Diamond Heights. Throughout this series, some local myths and legends will be debunked, and new and surprising histories will be revealed. (Navigation to the next post can be found at the end of the article.) A more detailed Rancho San Miguel timeline will be added in the coming weeks.
Be sure to see the second post about the myth of Adolph Sutro to learn of a very surprising revelation!