The Infinity I & II (San Francisco, California)

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This was originally the south shore of Yerba Buena Cove and the northern tip of Rincon Point.

During excavation for this condo complex, construction crews unearthed the hull of the Candace, a 125-ft long wooden ship found approximately 20 feet below street level. The Candace was built in 1818 in Boston and spent many years sailing in the South American and Pacific trade. She was re-rigged as a barque in 1849 and entered the Pacific whale fishery. In 1855, while returning to her homeport of New London, Connecticut, from an Arctic whaling voyage, she began leaking badly. Barely making it to safe haven in San Francisco, the Candace was condemned after being surveyed and never sailed again. Today, the hull is being stored in a warehouse in San Francisco and is being conserved by the staff and volunteers of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.

Also found on this site during excavation was the residence of Charles Hare, who lived here with his family from 1851 until approximately 1860. Hare operated a ship breaking company here, using Chinese workers from a fishing village on the southern end of Rincon Point. Yerba Buena Cove, before it was filled in, was clogged with ships abandoned during the Gold Rush. In a five year period, Hare's workers broke up at least 77 ships here. The parts were separated and recycled. Piles of ship parts, never recycled before being covered with over 10 feet of fill, were also found here.

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