California admission fountain

THIS FOUNTAIN
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