Captain C.V. Gridley
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Pennsylvania historical marker dedicated to Captain Charles Vernon Gridley, who was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War.
Waymark Code: WMTABG
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/22/2016
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Grave of Captain Gridley, commander of Dewey’s flagship Olympia in the Battle of Manila Bay, 1898, is located in this cemetery. Dewey’s order, “You may fire when you are ready, Gridley,” opened the battle.
Marker Name: Captain C.V. Gridley
County: Erie
Date Dedicated: 11/01/1946
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: 1701 E. Lake Rd., in median across from Lakeside Cemetery, Erie
Category: Military, Military Post-Civil War
Website: Not listed
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