Erie in Erie County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Captain C. V. Gridley

By Bill Klauk, circa 2001

1. Captain C. V. Gridley Marker

Inscription. Grave of Captain Gridley, commander of Dewey's flagship Olympia in the Battle of Manila Bay, 1898, is located in this cemetery. Dewey's order, "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley," opened the battle.

Erected 1946 by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Location. 42° 8.61′ N, 80° 2.885′ W. Marker is in Erie, Pennsylvania, in Erie County. Marker is on East Lake Road. Touch for map. At the entrance to Lakeside Cemetery. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1716 E Lake Rd, Erie PA 16511, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. In Commemoration of Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski (approx. 0.7 miles away); Erie Land Lighthouse (approx. 0.7 miles away); James N. Thompson Land Lighthouse Park (approx. 0.7 miles away); Erie's Land Lighthouse (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Erie Land Lighthouse (approx. ¾ mile away); Erie Land Lighthouse Keepers (approx. ¾ mile away); The Native Legend of Presque Isle: "Sheltering Arm of the Great Spirit" (approx. ¾ mile away); The North Pier Head Light (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Erie.

Also see . . .
1. Capt. Charles V. “Steve” Gridley

By Mike Wintermantel, July 2, 2015

2. Captain C. V. Gridley Marker

. Biography of Captain Gridley, on the Spanish American War Centennial website. (Submitted on July 24, 2009, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)

2. Charles Vernon Gridley at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on July 11, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Categories. • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Notable Persons • War, Spanish-American •

Captain C. V. Gridley Grave Marker image. Click for full size.

By Bill Klauk

3. Captain C. V. Gridley Grave Marker

Charles Vernon Gridley, U.S.N.
1844 - 1898
In command of the flagship Olympia at the Battle of Manila Bay, May 1, 1898.
Died at Kobe, Japan, June 5

Captain C. V. Gridley image. Click for more information.

By Edward H. Hart, circa 1897

4. Captain C. V. Gridley

Courtesy of the Library of Congress
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Charles Vernon Gridley image. Click for full size.

By Allen C. Browne, June 13, 2013

5. Charles Vernon Gridley

This plaque honoring Charles Vernon Gridley hangs in Bancoft Hall at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

Charles Vernon Gridley
_________

Captain United States Navy
Born November 24 - 1844
Appointed to the Naval Academy
From Michigan 1860 Graduated 1863
Served with Farragut 1863 - 64
Commanded the U.S. Flagship Olympia
at the Battle of Manila Bay May 1 - 1898
Died at Kobe Japan
June 5 - 1898

Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2016. This page originally submitted on July 24, 2009, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 923 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 24, 2009, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 2. submitted on July 2, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3, 4. submitted on July 24, 2009, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 5. submitted on December 29, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.