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Town of St. George's in St George's Parish, Bermuda, British Overseas Territories — North Atlantic Ocean (Sargasso Sea)
 

Midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale

 
 
Midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 21, 2017
1. Midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale Marker
Inscription.
In this building
then known as Stennett’s Hotel
died on February 22, 1815
in his twenty-first year,
Midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale,
of the American frigate, President,
severely wounded when that vessel,
commanded by Commodore S. Decatur,
after a 15 hour engagement
was captured by H. M. S. Endymion
commanded by Captain Henry Hope
and brought into St. George’s Harbour.
Midshipman Dale is buried in
St. Peter’s Churchyard.
- • -
This building was restored in 1956
Onions and Bouchard       Architects

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War of 1812.
 
Location. 32° 22.871′ N, 64° 40.612′ W. Marker is in Town of St. George's, Bermuda, in St George's Parish. Marker is on King Square, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Kings Square 1, Town of St George's, Bermuda, British Overseas Territories. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 16 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. American Prisoners of the War of 1812 who died in Bermuda (here, next to this marker); First Government House (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Moore (within shouting distance of this marker); John Till (about 90 meters away, measured in a
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direct line); Settlement of Bermuda (about 120 meters away); Pilot Darrell's House (about 180 meters away); The Broad Arrow (approx. 15.8 kilometers away); Victualling Yard (approx. 15.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Town of St. George's.
 
Also see . . .  Article: Preserving the Memory of Midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale. This article, on the website for Kedge Anchor, a publication of the 1805 Club, tells the full story of Midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale, how he came to be buried in Bermuda, and the annual commemoration held in his honor in St. George's Parish. (Submitted on December 29, 2020, by Judith Elizabeth Pearson of Burke, Virginia.) 
 
Midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 21, 2017
2. Midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale Marker
Midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 21, 2017
3. Midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale Marker
Marker can be seen to the left of the door.
St. Peter’s Churchyard image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 21, 2017
4. St. Peter’s Churchyard
Midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale was laid to rest in this churchyard not far from the marker.
Midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale Gravestone at St. Peter's Church, St. George, Bermuda image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Judith Elizabeth Pearson, circa 2018
5. Midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale Gravestone at St. Peter's Church, St. George, Bermuda
Wreaths are placed on the Dale Gravestone in an annual ceremony performed by the people of St. George's Parish. The Naval Order of the US replaced the original gravestone with a replica laid on top of the original in 2016.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2017, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 403 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 31, 2017, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.   5. submitted on December 29, 2020, by Judith Elizabeth Pearson of Burke, Virginia.

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