David C. Broderick

You are approaching a site that marks the end of a violent era in California politics. Tucked away near the foggy shores of Lake Merced, two simple granite shafts stand ten paces apart in a small ravine. These markers denote the exact spot where United States Senator David C. Broderick and California Supreme Court Chief Justice David S. Terry faced off in a duel on the morning of September 13, 1859. This confrontation serves as the location for the last notable duel in American history.