Decoration of Farragut statue by Daughters of the American Revolution

ID: 4471 ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA ~ Creator: National Photo Company Collection ~ Date: Navy Day, 10/27/24

This file appears in: Admiral David G. Farragut Statue: This memorial to Admiral David G. Farragut, the first Admiral of the U.S. Navy, was cast from the propellor of the USS Hartford.

This file appears in: Admiral David G. Farragut Statue: This memorial to Admiral David G. Farragut, the first Admiral of the U.S. Navy, was cast from the propellor of the USS Hartford.

Admiral David G. Farragut Statue: This memorial to Admiral David G. Farragut, the first Admiral of the U.S. Navy, was cast from the propellor of the USS Hartford.

By The DC Historic Sites team

Standing high upon a twenty-foot-tall granite pedestal, this impressive bronze statue of Admiral David G. Farragut serves as the centerpiece of Farragut Square along Connecticut Avenue between K and I…