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5/17/2007
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5/17/2007
Landmark information
- Location:
Scott and Decatur Sts, Monterey - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
11/12/1995 - Date Most Recently Visited:
5/17/2007 - GPS Coordinates:
N 37 42.467, W 122 29.037
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Broderick-Terry Duel
The famous duel that ended dueling in California was fought in a ravine east of here, near the shore of Lake Merced, in the early morning of September 13, 1859. The participants were U.S. Senator David C. Broderick and Chief Justice David S. Terry of the California Supreme Court. Senator Broderick was mortally wounded. The site is marked with a monument and granite shafts where the two men stood.