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The gold rush led to the city's
explosie growth. In addition to sering as a transport and supply
center, San Francisco proided banking serices and
amusements for the prospectors. In one year, the population of San
Francisco grew from 500 to more than 25,000. The
immigrants, who came from all over the world in hopes of getting
rich quick, set a tone for the city's personality.
San
Francisco was well on its way to being a large city when the
powerful 1906 earthquake and fire destroyed 4 square miles (10
square kilometers) of the city, including the entire business
district. In the aftermath, new building codes and fire laws were
established to ensure that such enormous damage could not occur
again.
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