Admission Day Monument

Admission Day Monument and Market Street in San Francisco in 2005

The Admission Day Monument is an 1897 sculpture by Douglas Tilden, located at the intersection of Market Street and Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California, United States.[1] It commemorates California Admission Day (September 9, 1850), the date on which the state became part of the Union, following the Mexican-American war of 1848.[1]

Other names for the sculpture include Admission Day,[2] the Admission Day Fountain,[1] the California Admissions Day Monument,[3] Native Son Monument,[1] Native Sons Monument, and Native Sons' Monument. The work was commissioned by Mayor James D. Phelan and unveiled on September 5, 1897[4] at Market, Turk and Mason Streets, dedicated to the Native Sons of the Golden West.[5] In 1948 it was moved to Golden Gate Park, and in 1977 returned to Market Street at its present location, on the initiative of the Native Sons.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kaprielian, Ulla. "Douglas Tilden". Guidelines. San Francisco City Guides. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ Jones, Noa. "Douglas Tilden: Monument Sculptor". FoundSF. Shaping San Francisco. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  3. ↑ Zamora, Jim Herron (September 6, 2007). "Results: Day 126: S.F. homecoming for bronze octopus". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Hidden Treasures". Market Street Association. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  5. ↑ Historic Spots in California. 2002. pp. 358. ISBN 9780804778176.

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Coordinates: 37°47′21″N 122°24′07″W / 37.78909°N 122.40184°W / 37.78909; -122.40184

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