Admission Day Monument - San Francisco, CA
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The Admission Day Monument is located at the intersection of Market and Montgomery Streets in downtown San Francisco.
Waymark Code: WMW3ED
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2017
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The Admission Day Monument 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.
The sculpture by Douglas Tilden (1897) depicts a miner who is waving an American flag and carrying a gun. Above him, on the column, stands an angel (modeled after the sculptor's wife) that blesses the union, holding a book with the admission date on the cover. The column and base were designed by Willis Polk.
Inscribed is a quote from a speech by William H. Seward in the US Senate on March 11, 1850, arguing for the admission of California: "The perpetual unity of the Empire hangs on the decision of this day." The quote has been characterized as imperialistic.
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