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The parrot's of Telegraph Hill split up into groups of 12 during the day. Telegraph Hill was once named Loma Alfa (by the Spanish). Telegraph was also called Goat Hill. There is a plaque on Telegraph Hill where a watchman stood to watch for ships coming in. On a small bronze plaque on a bench on the Fillbert Steps says, "I have a feeling we're not in Kansas any more." The Chinese telephone exchange was finished in 1909. It cost about $2 for kids to go up Coit Tower and $5 for grown ups.

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