Rear Admiral James Alden

Rear Admiral James Alden (HM1DVX)

Location: Portland, ME 04101 Cumberland County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 39.742', W 70° 15.053'

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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
Details
HM NumberHM1DVX
Series This marker is part of the More Than Words series
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Placed ByEastern Cemetery
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 11th, 2014 at 3:07am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 399144 N 4835133
Decimal Degrees43.66236667, -70.25088333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 39.742', W 70° 15.053'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 39' 44.52" N, 70° 15' 3.18" W
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Area Code(s)207
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 224 Congress St, Portland ME 04101, US
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