East Florence in Lauderdale County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Admiral Richard H. Jackson

Inducted 2023

— City of Florence Walk of Honor —

Admiral Richard H. Jackson Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, March 26, 2025

1. Admiral Richard H. Jackson Marker

Inscription. In 1911, Admiral Richard H. Jackson commanded the Yangtze River Patrol during the Chinese Revolution. By 1926, he rose to the rank of Commander of the Battle Fleet. His eyewitness account of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor was included in the official Navy report.

Erected 2023 by City of Florence.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.

Location. 34° 48.383′ N, 87° 37.884′ W. Marker is in Florence, Alabama, in Lauderdale County. It is in East Florence. It is on Hightower Place. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15 Hightower Pl, Florence AL 35630, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama

and in the Shoals.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian

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Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bennett Walker Smith (here, next to this marker); William D. "Buddy" Killen (here, next to this marker); Justice John A. McKinley (here, next to this marker); Dr. Ethelbert Brinkley Norton (here, next to this marker); Rear Admiral Mary Alice Hall (here, next to this marker); Edward Asbury O'Neal, III (here, next to this marker); LTC Allen D. ("Skip") Butler (here, next to this marker); Almeda Fowler (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Florence.

Also see . . . Richard H. Jackson. Richard Harrison Jackson (May 10, 1866 – October 2, 1971) was a four-star admiral in the United States Navy. Originally cashiered from the Navy for poor grades at the U.S. Naval Academy, he was commissioned ensign by special act of Congress for his heroism during the 1889 Apia cyclone. He served as commander in chief of the Battle Fleet in 1926 and lived to be 105 years old. He was born on a plantation near Tuscumbia, Alabama, the youngest

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, March 29, 2023

2. Admiral Richard H. Jackson Marker

of seven children of George Moore Jackson and Sarah Cabell Perkins,[1] and was appointed by Alabama Congressman Joseph Wheeler to the U.S. Naval Academy, which he entered on June 4, 1883. (Submitted on March 27, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, May 29, 2025

3. Admiral Richard H. Jackson Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 203 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on May 28, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. Photos: 1. submitted on March 27, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 2. submitted on May 28, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 3. submitted on May 30, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.