Herndon Monument

United States Naval Academy, MD

The Herndon Monument is a 21-foot-tall grey granite obelisk on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Academy. It was erected in memory of Captain William Lewis Herndon, who died while helping to evacuate passengers and crew from his ship, the SS Central America, as she foundered in a storm on September 12, 1857.

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