Presidio of San Francisco in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Bicentennial Tree

Presidio of San Francisco

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, July 26, 2025

1. Bicentennial Tree Marker

Inscription.
Commemorating
200 years of America’s
freedom

Erected 1976 by Sequoia Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Patriots & Patriotism. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the The Spirit of ’76, America’s Bicentennial Celebration series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.

Location. 37° 47.988′ N, 122° 27.506′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in Presidio of San Francisco. It is on Anza Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Main Parade Lawn. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 122 Anza Avenue, San Francisco CA 94129, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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); a different marker also named Ordoñez Gun (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Stone Powder Magazine (within shouting distance of this marker); Ammunition Magazine (within shouting distance of this marker); Infantry Row (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Montgomery Street Barracks

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(about 300 feet away); Sixth United States Army (about 400 feet away); Sixth Army Headquarters (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.

Other markers no longer nearby. War in the Philippines (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); The Ordoñez Gun (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Regarding Bicentennial Tree. The tree is a Monterey cypress.

Also see . . . Discover eight memorials and monuments that provide a glimpse into Presidio history.

The Declaration of Independence is commemorated near the Main Parade Lawn by two living monuments. One tree celebrates the country’s centennial on July 4, 1876. The Presidio’s post trader at the time, Angelo Beretta, originally planted three eucalyptus trees – one for each of his children – in front of his store at the Main Post in 1876. The Army removed two of them as it expanded the Main Parade Ground, but the third tree was preserved by a special act of Congress and became known as the Centennial Tree. A few yards away, on March 7, 1976, another
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, July 26, 2025

2. Bicentennial Tree Marker
tree – a Monterey cypress – was planted as the Bicentennial Tree with a commemorative bronze plaque from the Daughters of the American Revolution

(Submitted on September 21, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2025. This page has been viewed 130 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on October 10, 2025. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 21, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.