Dublin Core
Title
Thatcher, Henry Knox, House
Subject
CULTURAL HERITAGE,PEOPLE,SOCIAL HISTORY
Description
Built c.1826 in Mercer, Maine this building served as the house of Rear Admiral Herny Knox Thatcher (1806-1880), a prominent Civil War naval officer. At the start of the war, Thatcher served as Executive Officer of the Boston Navy Yard and oversaw the expansion of the navy. Between 1863 and 1865, he was initially stationed with the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, until he was promoted to commander of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron, successfully capturing Mobile, Alabama. In honor of Rear Admiral Thatcher, the U.S. navy named two destroyers after him, USS Thatcher (DD-162) of 1919-1940, and USS Thatcher (DD-514) of 1943-1948.
Source
american
Date
1826
Contributor
md269@st-andrews.ac.uk
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Extent
cm x cm x cm
Spatial Coverage
current,44.677778,-69.934167;
License
Creative Commons Attribution License
Europeana
Europeana Type
IMAGE
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Thatcher,_Henry_Knox,_House
DescriptionEN
Built c.1826 in Mercer, Maine this building served as the house of Rear Admiral Herny Knox Thatcher (1806-1880), a prominent Civil War naval officer. At the start of the war, Thatcher served as Executive Officer of the Boston Navy Yard and oversaw the expansion of the navy. Between 1863 and 1865, he was initially stationed with the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, until he was promoted to commander of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron, successfully capturing Mobile, Alabama. In honor of Rear Admiral Thatcher, the U.S. navy named two destroyers after him, USS Thatcher (DD-162) of 1919-1940, and USS Thatcher (DD-514) of 1943-1948.
State
Maine