Powell Street (San Francisco)

Powell Street
	Powell St
Namesake	Dr. William J. Powell
Location	San Francisco
Nearest metro station	Powell Street station
South end	Market Street
North end	The Embarcadero and Jefferson Street at Fisherman's Wharf

Powell Street is a street in San Francisco, California that connects from Market Street through Union Square, North Beach, Nob Hill, Russian Hill and ends at Fisherman's Wharf.

The intersection of Powell Street with Market Street is the starting point of the Powell-Hyde Street terminal line of the San Francisco Cable Car, which ends on Hyde Street at the Aquatic Park Historic District.

The street was named for Dr. William J. Powell, surgeon of the U.S. sloop of war Warren, which was active during the conquest of California.[1]

Notes

Carlisle, Henry C. (1954) Early San Francisco History from Street Names: Street Names N-Z. Virtual Museum of San Francisco. (Retrieved 4-25-13).

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