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Huell Takes a 'Swim of a Lifetime' in the Neptune Pool at Hearst Castle
Season 11
Episode 1112
26:48
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California's Gold with Huell Howser
Sub-Net
It's huge, metal and reaches across the Golden Gate, but it's not a bridge. Join Huell as he visits the site of the WWII antisubmarine net built to keep Japanese subs out of San Francisco. Long before the Tiburon Sub-Net Depot was there, this small piece of land across the bay from San Francisco had many incarnations. Among them were: home to Native Americans, an original Spanish Ranchero, the largest Codfish drying plant on the west coast, a coaling station for the Navy, and it was where the cables for the Golden Gate Bridge were spun. In fact, if you look closely at low tide, you can still see them. Come on along with us as we get an up-close look at this little, but important, piece of California's Gold.
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26:48
Huell gets a Hearst Castle tour including a “swim of a lifetime” in the Neptune Pool.

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