John Paul Jones Statue, [Washington, D.C.]

ID: 2799 ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA ~ Date: [between 1910 and 1925]
This file appears in: John Paul Jones Monument
John Paul Jones Statue, [Washington, D.C.]
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This file appears in: John Paul Jones Monument

John Paul Jones was a British merchant marine turned fugitive who took refuge in Virginia in 1773. At the outset of the Revolutionary War, he entered the Continental Navy as a lieutenant. Swiftly promoted to captain, Jones was given command of his…