Gold Coast in Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Naval Training Armory Flagpole
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, September 15, 2022
1. Naval Training Armory Flagpole Marker
the ship's company
Naval Training School
Naval Armory
Detroit, Michigan
May 26, 1942
In honor of
the Commanding officer
Captain R. Thornton Brodhead
U.S.N.R.
Erected 1942.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical date for this entry is May 26, 1942.
Location. 42° 20.948′ N, 82° 59.874′ W. Marker is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County. It is in Gold Coast. Marker is at the intersection of East Jefferson Avenue and Baldwin Street, on the right when traveling east on East Jefferson Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7600 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit MI 48214, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Police Radio Dispatch (approx. 0.8 miles away); Detroit Spanish American War Monument (approx. 0.9 miles away); Ransom Eli Olds (approx. 0.9 miles away); Gen. O. M. Poe Post No. 433 (approx. 0.9 miles away); Major General Alpheus Starkey Williams (approx. 0.9 miles away); Michigan's Oldest Jewish Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Grand Army of the Republic (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Detroit.
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The building faces East Jefferson; the entrance is heavily decorated in military and naval themes using Pewabic tiles. In front of the building is a semi-circular drive encircling a flagpole, unvailed May 26, 1942, in honor of Captain R. Thornton Brodhead and a large Navy anchor from the USS Yantic, a Civil War gunboat whose hull is buried in a filled-in boat slip in Gabriel Richard Park.(Submitted on January 27, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, September 15, 2022
2. Naval Training Armory Flagpole Marker
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, September 15, 2022
3. Naval Training Armory Flagpole Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 44 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 27, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
