Here's an on the way home from work wednesday image of the mission graveyard which I pass by each morning and evening. It had just stopped raining for the first time in weeks so this glimpse of light seemed truly spectacular. Several famous San Franciscans are buried in the mission's graveyard, including California’s first governor under the Mexican Republic and San Francisco’s first mayor. Also there are Belle and Charles Cora, the Gold Rush era's most notorious madam and gambler, they're an excting story to read about. Turns out that this is the only graveyard left in San Francisco, well other than all the veterans buried in the Presido. All the dead San Franciscans were dug up and relocated to Colma, a true city of the dead. All this exhuming and relocating happened in the 1930s & 40s. Check out the political graveyard's listings of famous San Franciscan's who were once buried here. Note how all the graveyards say "(now gone)." It also seems that though they say they got all the bodies out of the city, it may not be true. This article claims that 300 bodies were found beneath the Legion of Honor in 1993 while they were doing some renovation digging. It also says some believe there are thousands more still below. For SF history buffs here's a map of the old sites.