East Bayside in Portland in Cumberland County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)

Rear Admiral James Alden

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 18, 2011

1. Rear Admiral James Alden Marker

Inscription.
Panel 1:
[rendering of Rear Admiral James Alden]
Born in Portland March 31, 1810
Died in San Francisco Feb 6, 1877

Panel 2:
[rendering of a mariner's sextant]
Intrepid Explorer
Skilful Hydrographer
Cartographer of the West Coast
of the United States

Panel 3:
[rendering of the Seal of the U. S. Navy]
Entered the Navy
April 1, 1828
Commissioned Rear Admiral
June 19, 1871

Panel 4:
[rendering of sail warships in combat]
Mexican War
[U.S. Civil War]
New Orleans • Vicksburg
Port Hudson • Mobile Bay
Fort Fisher

Erected by Eastern Cemetery.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, Mexican-American • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is March 31, 1922.

Location. 43° 39.742′ N, 70° 15.053′ W. Memorial is in Portland, Maine, in Cumberland County. It is in East Bayside. It can be reached from Eastern Cemetery west of Montford Street. Monument is in the west-middle section of Eastern Cemetery, Portland, Maine. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 224 Congress Street, Portland ME 04101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Reverend William I. Reese (a few steps from this marker); Joseph Coffin Boyd (within shouting distance of this marker); Hallowed Spot Under the Old Pine Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Eastern Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); War of Independence Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Christopher Christian Manuel (within shouting distance of this marker); Alonzo P. Stinson (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Eastern Cemetery (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portland.

Also see . . .
1. Rear Admiral James Alden. (Submitted on December 12, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. James Alden. (Submitted on December 12, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. U.S.S. Alden (DD-211). (Submitted on December 12, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 18, 2011

2. Rear Admiral James Alden Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 18, 2011

3. Rear Admiral James Alden Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 18, 2011

4. Rear Admiral James Alden Marker

USS <i>Alden</i> (DD-211) image. Click for full size.

1 Jan 1937

5. USS Alden (DD-211)

"At Chefoo, China on 1 January 1937. A sampan is under sail in the foreground." U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Photo #: NH 101678.

Rear Admiral James Alden Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 18, 2011

6. Rear Admiral James Alden Monument

Rear Admiral James Alden, USN image. Click for full size.

circa 1870

7. Rear Admiral James Alden, USN

Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,426 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on April 14, 2014, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 12, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5. submitted on April 14, 2014, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 6. submitted on December 12, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 7. submitted on April 14, 2014, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.