Dublin Core
Title
David Glasgow Farragut Monument (New York City)
Contributor
fenn_d
Type
Site
Identifier
2511
Date Created
1881-01-01
Extent
m x m x m
Medium
HMDB
Spatial Coverage
current,40.74273239714136,-73.98766618343505;
Europeana
Europeana Data Provider
David Glasgow Farragut Monument (New York City)
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/David_Glasgow_Farragut_Monument_(New_York_City)
Monument Type
Statue - high ranking official
Funded by
New York Farragut Association
Inscription
"David Glasgow Farragut That the memory of a daring and sagacious commander and gentle great souled man whose life from childhood was given to his country but who served her supremely in the war for the Union MDCCCLXI - MDCCCLXV may be preserved and honored, and that they who come after him and who will owe him so much may see him as he was seen by friend and foe, his countrymen have set up this monument AD MDCCCLXXXI:
Born near Knoxville, Tennessee July V, MDCCCI Mid-shipman MDCCCX Battle of Essex and Phoebe March XXVIII, MDCCCXIV Lieutenant MDCCCXXV Commander MDCCCXLI Captain MDCCCLV Battle of New Orleans April XXV, MDCCCLXII Rear Admiral MDCCCLXII Battle of Mobile Bay August V, MDCCCLXIV Vice Admiral December XXIII, MDCCCLXIV First Admiral of the United States of America July XXVI, MDCCCLXVI Died at Portsmouth, New Hampshire August XIV, MDCCCLXX"
Affiliation
Union
Location Type
Park