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Down to the Wharf, Russian Hill
Russian Hill got its name from a ship of Russian fur traders, down from Alaska, who buried their dead crew members on its slopes back in the 1812. At three hundred and forty feet high at its peak, Russian Hill was slow to be developed as it was too steep for horse-drawn vehicles. Some streets here are still too steep for cars to navigate and simply end in stairways. By the late 1800s the neighborhood had become San Francisco's first Bohemian enclave as writers and artists found inspiration in its sweeping Bay views and isolation in its sparsely-inhabited and cheap accommodations. Today the area is one of the most sought after and expensive residential neighborhoods.
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