The ''Apollo'' is a historic

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that is buried at a location in downtown

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, at the site of the Old Federal Reserve Bank. It was listed on the

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in 1991. Parts of the ship have been uncovered, most recently in 1921 and 1925. Photographs from the 1921 uncovering exist. The 1925

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revealed coins from 1797, 1825, and 1840, a

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, and assorted navigational pieces. One of numerous buried ships within San Francisco, it is an archeological site, listed at least partially for its potential to yield information in the future. The ship was acquired by Moses Yale Beach of the New York Sun in 1848 for the California Gold Rush, and was later converted into the "Apollo Saloon", serving alcohol, donoughts and coffee. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet, Apollo Storeship
April 5, 1991, p. 9

Gallery

An 1855 lithograph of ships being used as businesses in San Francisco. Apollo storeship and Niantic Hotel.jpg, An 1855 lithograph of ships being used as businesses in San Francisco. Apollo storeship and Niantic Hotel The Annals of San Francisco, 1855, Apollo Saloon, Apollo storeship.jpg, The Apollo Saloon, Apollo storeship, 1855, next to Euphemia Prison, the ship on water NW corner Sacramento n Battery.JPG, Building at Sacramento and Battery Streets in San Francisco. Stands on top of Apollo (storeship) 1849 New York Advertisement for the Apollo.jpg, 1849 New York advertisement for the Apollo Apollo storeship, 1849, San Francisco.jpg, Apollo storeship, 1849, San Francisco, ship owned by Moses Yale Beach, New York Sun Map of San Francisco, Apollo storeship at the bottom.jpg, Map of San Francisco, 1850, Apollo storeship at the bottom. From Joseph P. Beach's journal

References

Financial District, San Francisco National Register of Historic Places in San Francisco History of San Francisco Shipwrecks on the National Register of Historic Places in California {{SanFrancisco-NRHP-stub