Financial District in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
California Admission Day
Sept IX MDCCCL
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 18, 2015
1. California Admission Day Marker
is Dedicated to
the Native Sons
of the Golden West
to Commemorate
the Admission of California
into the Union
September the Ninth
Anno Domini
MDCCCL
The unity of our
empire hangs on
the decision of
this day.
W.H. Seward
On the Admission of California U.S. Senate 1850
Erected 1897 by Mayor James D. Phelan.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Political Subdivisions • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.
Location. 37° 47.345′ N, 122° 24.11′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in the Financial District. It is at the intersection of Market Street and Montgomery Street on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Francisco CA 94104, 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hobart Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Jose P. Rizal (within shouting distance of this marker); The Mechanics Institute (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sharon Building (about 400 feet away); The Montgomery
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Also see . . . How California Came to be Admitted. by Rockwell D. Hunt, Ph.D., San Francisco Chronicle September 9, 1900. California's admission as a free state in the “Compromise of 1850” shattered the balance of free and slave states leading up to the Civil War and “ inflicted a mortal wound upon the enemy of human freedom.” (Submitted on November 26, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 18, 2015
2. California Admission Day Marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 18, 2015
3. California Admission Day Marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 18, 2015
4. Sept IX MDCCCL
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 18, 2015
5. The Miner
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 18, 2015
6. The Angel
Said to be a depiction of the Sculptor's wife, Elizabeth "Bessie" Cole Tilden.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 18, 2015
7. The Angel
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 18, 2015
8. Bear
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 18, 2015
9. Water Shortage
Not Feed Bear
Not Feed Bear
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 18, 2015
10. Octopus
Library of Congress
11. California Admission Day Celebration
1850
1850
The Monumental News, Dec. 1897.
12. California Admission Day Fountain, 1897
Library of Congress
13. The Monument after the 1906 Earthquake
The Overland Monthly
14. Douglas Tilden
The Mute Sculptor
The Mute Sculptor
The Sculptor of this monument was Douglas Tilden who had been deaf since early childhood.
From “Douglas Tilden Sculptor” by William Dallam Armes in the Overland Monthly, Feb. 1898.
From “Douglas Tilden Sculptor” by William Dallam Armes in the Overland Monthly, Feb. 1898.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 695 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. submitted on November 26, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
