Financial District in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Commodore Silas Talbot

Photographed by Larry Gertner, November 3, 2018

1. Commodore Silas Talbot Marker

Inscription. Commodore Silas Talbot
1750-1813
The first commander of the United States frigate Constitution

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War of 1812. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 31.

Location. 40° 42.469′ N, 74° 0.741′ W. Memorial is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in the Financial District. It can be reached from Broadway near Wall Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: New York NY 10006, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hercules Mulligan (here, next to this marker); Robert Fulton (a few steps from this marker); Philip Hamilton (a few steps from this marker); Alexander Hamilton

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(a few steps from this marker); Thomas Randall (a few steps from this marker); Birthplace of Columbia University (within shouting distance of this marker); Captain James Lawrence & Lieutenant Augustus C. Ludlow (within shouting distance of this marker); The Honorable John Watts (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

Also see . . . Silas Talbot. Wikipedia biography. (Submitted on April 6, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Commodore Silas Talbot gravesite image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, November 3, 2018

2. Commodore Silas Talbot gravesite

Commodore Silas Talbot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, November 3, 2018

3. Commodore Silas Talbot

The grave is in the south churchyard, alongside that of Hercules Mulligan.

Commodore Silas Talbot, USN image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Unknown, unknown

4. Commodore Silas Talbot, USN

USS Constitution image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner

5. USS Constitution

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 323 times since then and 14 times this year. Last updated on November 6, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 4, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4, 5. submitted on April 6, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.