Pershing Sqaure - San Francisco, CA
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N 37° 47.924 W 122° 27.507
10S E 547676 N 4183622
A plaque about Pershing Square.
Waymark Code: WMVC5M
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/30/2017
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"Some of the Presidio's highest-ranking officers lived in houses on the site of Pershing Square — until 1915, when disaster struck. On the night of August 27, 1915, fire ravaged the home of Brigadier General John J. Pershing, killing his wife and three daughters.
The Army did not rebuild the house, and eventually dedicated this area as Pershing Square — a memorial to the Pershing family. For more than four decades, the boom of cannon and the lowering of the flag here at 5•.00 have signaled the end of the workday on the Presidio."
Group that erected the marker: NPS
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Sheridan and Graham
San Francisco, CA USA
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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