Tripoli Monument (sculpture)
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tripoli-monument-sculpture-284-8283148
title:
Tripoli Monument (sculpture)
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The Tripoli Monument is the oldest military monument in the United States. It honors heroes of the United States Navy from the First Barbary War (1801–1805): Master Commandant Richard Somers, Lieutenant James Caldwell, James Decatur, Henry Wadsworth, Joseph Israel, and John Sword Dorsey. It was carved in Livorno, Italy in 1806 and brought to the United States on board the famous 1797 frigate USS Constitution. From its original installation in the Washington Navy Yard at the new national capital
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Great Monument
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripoli_Monument_(sculpture)
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2024-03-21T05:27:08Z
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