Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Gravesite - Bronx NY - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Gravesite is in Lot 1429-44, Section 14, Aurora Hill Plot, Woodlawn Cemetery, 4199 Webster Ave, Bronx, New York City, NY United States 10470. It was listed was on the National Register of Historic on October 16, 2012, Reference No. 12001008.

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"The Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Gravesite is the final resting place of David Glasgow Farragut (1801–1870), the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and four-star admiral of the United States Navy. He was most well known for his order to "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead." The granite and marble monument resembling a mast marks not only his burial site, but that of his wife, son and daughter-in-law. It was listed as a National Historic Landmark on the National Register of Historic Places on October 16, 2012. It is located in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, itself a National Historic Landmark."


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Street address: 4199 Webster Ave, Bronx New York City, NY United States 10470 County / Borough / Parish: Bronx Year listed: 2012 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Military Periods of significance: 1870 Historic function: Funerary Current function: Funerary Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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