1906 drawing of the cross by the Reverend Dr. Clifton Macon (1869–1947)
The Prayer Book Cross, sometimes called the Sir Francis Drake Cross, is a large stone Celtic cross sculpture in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California.[1] Dedicated in 1894, it commemorates Francis Drake’s landing in New Albion at nearby Drakes Bay and the first use of the Book of Common Prayer in what would become the United States.[2]
^Carvala, Kinen (August 30, 2019). "Looking Back – GG Park's Hidden History Treasure Quietly Turns 125". Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon. San Francisco. The Prayerbook Cross in Golden Gate Park is quietly celebrating its 125th birthday this year.
^""PRAYER-BOOK CROSS" DEDICATED; Impressive Ceremony in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco". New York Times. January 2, 1894. Three hundred and fourteen years ago the English navigator Sir Francis Drake made a landing from his ship, the Golden Hinde, at what has since been known as Drake's Bay, and Francis Flitcher, a Presbyter of the Church of England and Chaplain of the Golden Hinde, preached the first sermon in the English tongue on the Pacific coast.
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