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The Navy Yard Urns are two decorative bronze urns located in Lafayette Square, a small park across the street from the White House, in Washington, D.C. They were originally planned to be installed in the 1850s, but due to the Civil War and other events, they were not erected until 1872.
John Randal McDonald (1922-2003) was an American architect who worked in the 1950s and 1960s. McDonald was born in Milwaukee in 1922 and served in World War II as an officer in the U.S. Navy before pursuing a degree in architecture.
The National Statuary Hall Collection holds statues donated by each of the United States, portraying notable persons in the histories of the respective states. Displayed in the National Statuary Hall and other parts of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. , the collection includes two statues from each state, except for Virginia which ...
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Norfolk, Virginia, in Wisconsin Square standing watch over the museum ship USS Wisconsin Orlando, Florida , in Blue Jacket Park , memorializing the former site of Naval Training Center Orlando . 28°34′30.1″N 81°20′16.3″W / 28.575028°N 81.337861°W / 28.575028; -81.337861 ( The Lone Sailor Navy Memorial of Central Florida
The Homecoming is a statue expressing the joy of reunion between a family when the sailor returns from a long period at sea. The statue honors the sacrifices made by families and members of all the sea services during long separations. The Homecoming was sculpted by Stanley Bleifeld, who also created the well known The Lone Sailor.
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (also known as "Our Lady of Victories") [1] is a monumental statue located in Monument Square, Portland, Maine, United States.Dedicated on October 28, 1891, [2] it honors "those brave men of Portland, soldiers of the United States army and sailors of the navy of the United States who died in defense of the country in the late civil war". [3]
Three vessels used by the US Navy have also borne the name Natchez. The first was USS Natchez (1827), an 18-gun sloop-of-war with a complement of 190 men, built by Norfolk Navy Yard in 1827. She mainly patrolled the Caribbean. After a final tour of duty in the Caribbean in 1839, Natchez was scrapped at the New York Navy Yard in 1840. [19]