Main Post in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Ordoñez Gun
Presidio of San Francisco
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, July 26, 2025
1. Ordoñez Gun Marker
Relocated from the Bessie Carmichael School (originally Columbia Square) in July 1973 with the advice and consent of San Francisco Board of Education and the assistance of the Honorable Trinidad Alconcel, Consul General, Republic of the Philippines, and the Philippine Community of San Francisco.
Emplaced on this site
July 1973
By order of
John L. Fellows Junior,
Commanding Officer,
Presidio of San Francisco
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical year for this entry is 1973.
Location. 37° 47.988′ N, 122° 27.469′ W. Memorial is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in Main Post. It is on Owen Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 34 Graham St, San Francisco CA 94129, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on California’s Coast Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Centennial Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Bicentennial Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Sixth United States Army (within shouting distance of this marker); Sixth Army Headquarters (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Stone Powder Magazine (about 300 feet away); Ammunition Magazine (about
this page online
Other markers no longer nearby. War in the Philippines (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named The Ordoñez Gun (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, July 26, 2025
2. Ordoñez Gun Marker
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, July 26, 2025
3. Ordoñez Gun Marker
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, July 26, 2025
4. Ordoñez Gun Marker
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, July 26, 2025
5. Ordoñez Gun
Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 47 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 21, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
