Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Gravesite
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Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Gravesite
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| Location | Lot 1429-44, Section 14, Aurora Hill Plot, Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Built by | Casoni & Isola[2] |
| NRHP Reference # | 12001008 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 16, 2012[1] |
The Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Gravesite is the final resting place of David Glasgow Farragut, 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 and children. It was listed as a National Historic Landmark on the National Register of Historic Places in October 16, 2012. It is located in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, itself a National Historic Landmark.
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- Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City
- Buildings and structures in the Bronx
- Monuments and memorials on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- National Historic Landmarks in New York City
- Burials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx)
- National Register of Historic Places in the Bronx
- New York City Registered Historic Place stubs
