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U.S.S. Kearsarge Memorial

 
 
U.S.S. Kearsarge Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 17, 2024
1. U.S.S. Kearsarge Memorial Marker
Inscription.
In memory of the men who served in the
Navy during the Civil War, 1861-1865

In honor of its members who served in
the Navy during the Spanish-American War
and the World War

This memorial is erected by the
Kearsarge Association of Naval Veterans
1930

 
Erected 1930 by Kearsarge Association of Naval Veterans.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Spanish-AmericanWar, US CivilWar, World IWaterways & Vessels.
 
Location. 42° 20.015′ N, 71° 1.404′ W. Memorial is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in City Point (South Boston). It is on William J Day Boulevard north of Farragut Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: South Boston MA 02127, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Massachusetts’ Historic Boston. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the
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Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: U.S.S. Kearsarge Memorial Rededication (here, next to this marker); John E. Powers (within shouting distance of this marker); Marine Park (within shouting distance of this marker); South Boston World War II Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); From Paradise to Prison (approx. 0.6 miles away); Creating Pleasure Bay (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bob Greene the Firefighter... (approx. 0.7 miles away); Many Forts, Many Uses (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.
 
U.S.S. Kearsarge Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 17, 2024
2. U.S.S. Kearsarge Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 142 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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