Commodore John Paul Jones Plaque
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On the exterior wall of the 1747 Birthplace Cottage.
PlaqueA rectangular bronze plaque commemorating the birthplace of Commodore John Paul Jones, born in Kirkbean on July 6, 1747, and revered as a distinguished naval hero of the American Revolution. It was installed in 1953 by the Naval Historical Foundation and the Washington, D.C., Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Monument Text:
COMMODORE JOHN PAUL JONES
ILLUSTRIOUS NAVAL HERO OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
BORN HERE JULY 6, 1747
THIS TABLET WAS PLACED IN HIS MEMORY BY
THE NAVAL HISTORICAL FOUNDATION
AND
THE ARMY AND NAVY CHAPTER OF
THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
BOTH OF
WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A.D. 1953
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
United States Navy
Wars:
American Revolutionary War
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