Golden Fire Hydrant
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Location3899 20th St San Francisco, CA
DesignerMaurice Greenberg and Sons [1]
DedicateddateApril 18, 1966 [2]
 Photograph of the Golden Fire Hydrant near Dolores Park in San Francisco, California | |
 Interactive map of The Golden Fire Hydrant | |
| Location | 3899 20th St San Francisco, CA |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°45′29″N 122°25′41″W / 37.758009°N 122.427952°W |
| Designer | Maurice Greenberg and Sons [1] |
| Dedicated date | April 18, 1966 [2] |
| Dedicated to | "Chief Dennis Sullivan and the men who fought the Great Fire and to the spirit of the people of San Francisco" [2] |
The Golden Fire Hydrant (also called "the Little Giant") is a fire hydrant on the corner of Dolores Park in the Mission District of San Francisco. The hydrant is celebrated for being one of the few functioning hydrants after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.[1][3] The earthquake broke many of the cisterns and water mains, and most of the damages from the earthquake came from the subsequent fires in the eastern part of the city that lasted for three days.[4] The San Francisco Fire Department used this fire hydrant to stop the fires from spreading through the Mission District.[1]