Naval Monument, Washington, D.C.

ID: 4483 ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA ~ Creator: William Jackson Henry, photographer ~ Date: [between 1880 and 1897]
This file appears in: Peace Monument
Naval Monument, Washington, D.C.
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First conceived by Union Admiral David D. Porter in 1865, the 44-foot-high, ornately detailed Peace Monument stands as a memorial to the naval deaths at sea during the Civil War. It was completed in 1878 and stands in the circle to the west of the…