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The Herndon Monument on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Academy is a 21-foot-tall (6.4 m) grey granite obelisk. It was erected in memory of Captain William Lewis Herndon , who died during the sinking of his ship, SS Central America , on September 12, 1857 while helping to evacuate passengers and crew.
Roughly the southern side of the Potomac River from the American Legion to the Memorial Bridge and the north side from Brickyard Rd. to the Chain Bridge 38°57′38″N 77°08′54″W / 38.9606°N 77.1483°W / 38.9606; -77.1483 ( George Washington Memorial
The Pangborn-Herndon Memorial Site is a monument in (present-day) East Wenatchee, Washington, dedicated to Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr., the two men who made the first non-stop flight across the Pacific Ocean. They departed from Misawa, Japan, on October 4, 1931, and landed near this site 41 hours later. [2]
Human burials and remains of a stone wall were discovered beneath a cattle market car park.
Founded by Kelsey Pharr, South Florida’s first Black mortician, in the early 1920s, Lincoln Memorial Cemetery was created so deceased Miamians of African descent could have a place to call their ...
Burial places of presidents and vice presidents of the United States are located across 23 states and the District of Columbia. Since the office was established in 1789, 45 people have served as President of the United States .
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Pharr Mounds is a Middle Woodland period archaeological site located near Tupelo in parts of Itawamba and Prentiss counties in northern Mississippi. This complex was made of earthwork mounds. The complex of eight dome-shaped, tumulus burial mounds was in use during the Miller 1 phase of the Miller culture. [2]