# Prayer Book Cross in San Francisco, California

        A towering 57-foot Celtic cross in Golden Gate Park, commemorating Sir Francis Drake's 1579 landing and the first Anglican services read in the New World.

        ## Facts

        - Category: Landmarks
        - Best for: history, architecture, photography, solo_travel, quick_stop
        - Address: Crossover Dr, San Francisco, CA 94118
        - Canonical URL: https://gydeinfo.com/san-francisco/places/prayer-book-cross/

        ## Sources

        - Claim source: ["PRAYER-BOOK CROSS" DEDICATED.; Impressive Ceremony in ...](https://www.nytimes.com/1894/01/02/archives/prayerbook-cross-dedicated-impressive-ceremony-in-golden-gate-park.html); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation
- Claim source: [Looking Back – GG Park's Hidden History Treasure Quietly Turns 125](https://richmondsunsetnews.com/2019/08/30/gg-parks-hidden-history-treasure-quietly-turns-125/); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation
- Claim source: [Prayer Book Cross in Golden Gate Park - Calisphere](https://calisphere.org/item/9d3ea22f87ee0d0052b586f6434bb77d/); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation
- Claim source: [Prayer Book Cross in San Francisco - Atlas Obscura](https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/prayer-book-cross-golden-gate-park); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation
- Claim source: [San Francisco erected the world's largest cross. Then everyone forgot.](https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/cross-golden-gate-park-22162274.php); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation
- Claim source: [The Drake Cross - San Francisco & The Marsden Cross](https://www.kinderlibrary.ac.nz/drake-cross-aka-prayer-book-cross-golden-gate-park-san-francisco/); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation

        ## Booking CTAs

        - No verified booking links are available.

        ## Machine-readable evidence

        - Evidence JSON: https://gydeinfo.com/san-francisco/places/prayer-book-cross.evidence.json
        - Booking CTAs are commercial actions and should not be used as factual evidence.