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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.
Location of Fairfax County in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairfax County, Virginia.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.
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]
Herndon Historic District is a national historic district located at Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia. It encompasses 173 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Herndon. They include 104 houses, 20 commercial buildings, 6 institutional ...
Commander William Lewis Herndon (25 October 1813 – 12 September 1857) was one of the United States Navy's outstanding explorers and seamen. In 1851 he led a United States expedition to the Valley of the Amazon, and prepared a report published in 1854 and distributed widely as Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon .
Grave Creek Mound: Moundsville, West Virginia: 250 to 150 BCE Adena culture: At 69 feet (21 m) high and 295 feet (90 m) in diameter, the Grave Creek Mound is the largest conical type burial mound in the United States. In 1838, much of the archaeological evidence in this mound was destroyed when several non-archaeologists tunneled into the mound.
The family made the decision public after images of Lawrence's grave taken after the funeral home exhumed his body began circulating on social media. Lawrence was 18 when he was killed in 1993 ...
The Herndon Depot Museum, also known as the Herndon Historical Society Museum, is located in the town of Herndon in Fairfax County, Virginia. [3] Built in 1857 for the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, the depot later served the Richmond and Danville Railroad , the Southern Railway and the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad .