Broderick-Terry Duel

Broderick-Terry Duel. . , United States Senator David C. Broderick and California Chief Justice David S. Terry fought a duel on this ground in the early morning of Tuesday September 13, 1859. Broderick's firearm discharged prematurely into the ground forcing him to stand while Terry shot and wounded him. He died three days later. The affair marked the end of dueling in California, and was the last notable duel in the United States. , The public was largely revolted by what they perceived as an assassination of the anti slavery senator Broderick by the pro-slavery Terry solidifying California’s loyalty to the union during the civil war. Senator Broderick occupied the position marked by the pillar to the southeast, while Judge Terry stood at the position designated by the northwest pillar. Spectators occupied the hill to the north. , Erected by the Historic Landmarks Committee, Native Sons of the Golden West, February 22, 1917. , Rededicated September 8, 2023. , George A. Adams, Grand President, and the Parlors of District No. 7, Dolores California No. 1, Golden Gate No. 29, National No. 118, Presidio No. 194, South San Francisco No. 157, Twin Peaks No. 214, Guadalupe No. 231. , California Historical Landmark No. 19.