Lawndale in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Rear Admiral James L. Lardner U.S.N.
1802 - 1881
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2025
1. Rear Admiral James L. Lardner U.S.N. Marker
Extract General Order Navy Department April 16, 1881:
"Rear Admiral James L. Lardner was appointed a
Midshipman from the State of Penna, May 10th 1820,
and his whole career in the service was marked by purity of
character, intelligence and devotion to duty."
Erected by Trinity Church Oxford.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is May 10, 1820.
Location. 40° 3.275′ N, 75° 5.201′ W. Memorial is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Lawndale. It can be reached from Oxford Avenue. Monument is in the Trinity Church Oxford graveyard. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 603 Longshore Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19111, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Thomas Balch (here, next to this marker); Trinity Church Oxford First Service (a few steps from this marker); John Washington Whitaker (a few steps from this marker); Unmarked Enslaved Graves Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Trinity Church Oxford (within shouting distance
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Also see . . .
1. Rear Admiral James L. Lardner. (Submitted on July 6, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. James Lardner and W. R. Howell Correspondence MSS.
3. USS Lardner DD-487 (World War II chronology). (Submitted on July 6, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2025
2. Rear Admiral James L. Lardner U.S.N. Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2025
3. Rear Admiral James L. Lardner U.S.N. Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2025
4. Rear Admiral James L. Lardner U.S.N. Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 116 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 6, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
