Mexican War Midshipmen's Monument - Annapolis, MD
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N 38° 58.969 W 076° 29.102
18S E 371374 N 4315918
One of many monuments at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
Waymark Code: WM14VHM
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 08/27/2021
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Taken from Wikipedia, "The Mexican War Midshipmen's Monument at the intersection of Stribling Walk and Chapel Walk, center campus of the US Naval Academy, is in memory of two passed midshipmen (H. A. Clemson, J. R. Hynson) who lost their lives when the brig Somers sank in 1846, one midshipman (J. W. Pillsbury) who drowned near 'Vera Cruz' in 1846, and another midshipman (T. B. Shubrick) who lost his life in the siege of Veracruz in 1847.
The monument is made of marble and measures 218 by 78 by 78 inches (5.5 m × 2.0 m × 2.0 m). Often shortened to the Mexican Monument, it is also known as the Clemson Monument, and is by an unknown designer. It was an 1848 gift by the Academy's Brigade of Midshipmen."
Height: 10 feet
Illuminated: no
Date Created/Placed: Not listed
Address: Not listed
Website: Not listed
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