Robley Dunglison (Fighting Bob) Evans - Annapolis, MD
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One of several statues of notable US Naval Academy graduates in the rotunda of Bancroft Hall at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
Waymark Code: WM14W7X
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2021
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The statue is located inside the rotunda of Bancroft Hall at the US Naval Academy. It is situated on a concrete pillar that elevates it by several feet. The sculpture measures: 28 x 20 x 13 in.
Taken from Wikipedia, "Robley Dunglison Evans (18 August 1846 – 3 January 1912), born in Floyd County, Virginia, was a rear admiral in the United States Navy, who served from the American Civil War to the Spanish–American War. In 1907–1908, he commanded the Great White Fleet on its worldwide cruise from the Atlantic Ocean through the Straits of Magellan to the Pacific Ocean."
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