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Golden Gate Park

January 1, 1899

Garfield Monument, located off Main Drive (now JFK) near Conservatory of Flowers. Created by California sculptor Frank Happersberger, it was unveiled on July 4, 1885, with a bronze statue of Garfield on a base and pedestal made of granite from Penryn, a town in Placer County in the Sierra Foothills. A statue of Lady Liberty sits on the pedestal, holding a broken sword and wreath, referencing the assassination.