... ferryboats slowly made their way across the channel, making this very inconvenient for some commuters. The first public mention of needing a bridge was published in the August 1869 Oakland Daily Newspaper by a man proclaiming to be Norton I, the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico. His idea was not taken seriously until Charles Crocker, again suggesting the need of ... a bridge across the bay. The Marin County Board of Supervisors eventually dropped Crocker's plans for a bridge in 1872. Finally in 1916 James Wilkins, a newspaper reporter, began an editorial campaign to ...

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