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The John Paul Jones Memorial, also known as Commodore John Paul Jones, is a monument in West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C. The memorial honors John Paul Jones, the United States' first naval war hero, and received the Congressional Gold Medal after the American Revolutionary War ended. Jones allegedly said "I have not yet begun to fight!"
John Paul Jones (born John Paul; July 6, 1747 – July 18, 1792) was a Scottish-born American naval officer who served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. Often referred to as the "Father of the American Navy", Jones is regarded by several commentators as one of the greatest naval commanders in the military history of ...
The John Paul Jones Memorial, honoring the Continental Navy captain, was sculpted by Charles Henry Niehaus and is located in West Potomac Park. It was erected in 1912 and became the tenth Revolutionary War statue to be installed. [2] [14] In 1914, another naval hero, Commodore John Barry, was memorialized with a statue in Franklin Square.
An eternal flame memorial marks the grave of President John F. Kennedy, whose assassination during his first term in 1963 became one of the most transformative tragedies in the latter-half of the ...
John Paul Jones Memorial Park is located between Hunter and Newmarch Streets in southern Kittery, just north of the Piscataqua River. The two roadways carry one-way traffic in opposite directions, to and from the Memorial Bridge to Badger's Island and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The park is roughly 2 acres (0.81 ha), in size, and trapezoidal in ...
The model was completed in 1911 and the casting in 1913. In addition to Boyle, Edward Pearce Casey was selected to be the memorial's architect, Irving W. Payne and Burnap to be the landscape architects, and Roman Bronze Works to be the founder. [3] [10] Meanwhile, work on the John Paul Jones Memorial was completed and the dedication took place ...
"Navy Searches for John Paul Jones' Ship". Navy News Service. 11 September 2010; Ryan, Melisa (Fall–Winter 2006). "Recapturing the Unsinkable Spirit of the Bonhomme Richard" (PDF). Wrack Lines Magazine. 6 (2). Groton: Connecticut Sea Grant. ISSN 2151-2825. OCLC 48206014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2010.
The house was built for Captain Gregory Purcell, who owned it with his wife Sarah until his death in 1776. [4] After Purcell's death his wife took in boarders, until her own death in 1783. The American naval hero John Paul Jones rented a room at the widow Purcell's during 1781–1782, while supervising construction of the ship America. [4] [5]