In what ways is the short story ""Behold the Brooklyn Bridge"" a work of historical fiction?

Short story "Behold the Brooklyn Bridge" is a work of historical fiction because it uses fictional characters to recreate the historical opening day of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Explanation:

When the Brooklyn Bridge was opened many people turned out to attend the opening day of Brooklyn Bridge. The opening ceremony was also witnessed over by President of United States Chester A. Arthur. It was also attended by New York Governor Grover Cleveland and by the engineer Emily Warren Roebling who contributed to the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge.

The story Behold the Brooklyn Bridge" is a piece of historical fiction as there is a sentence from this story that supports this idea. The sentence is: Papa glanced over toward the crowd. "Why that’s President Arthur himself!" he exclaimed.

This sentence depicts the presence of President Arthur. President Arthur.  The President Arthur is represented as a fictional character in this narrative or short story. His visit made this opening ceremony more historic as he was the President of US when this bridge opened. So this historic event was depicted in the short story and the presence of President Arthur in the story depicts that this story "Behold the Brooklyn Bridge" is a work of historical fiction.