Sausalito Portuguese Hall Creates New Walking Tour

Inthe late 1800’s, individuals of Portuguese ancestry made up an estimated 30% of Sausalito’s total population. Portuguese, the majority of them from the Azores, initially came here on whaling ships. Subsequent immigrants followed, with many of them finding work on the numerous dairy farms in Southern Marin that supplied dairy products to San Francisco. In 1888, five years before Sausalito was incorporated, a group of Portuguese-Americans established a social and cultural organization here in Sausalito named the IDESST. That organization remains active today and is commonly called the Sausalito Portuguese Hall. <a href="https://medium.com/anne-t-kent-california-room-community-newsletter/sausalito-portuguese-hall-creates-new-walking-tour-d85b19460aab">Visit Now</a>