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Photo #: NH 102769

Bennington Monument
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Fort Rosecrans, San Diego, California

Photograph taken circa the Nineteen-"Teens".
This monument was erected as a memorial to the men lost in the 21 July 1905 boiler explosion on board USS Bennington (Gunboat # 4) at San Diego.
Note nearby grave stones, and the inscription on the monument's plaque: "To The Bennington's Dead July 21 1905".

Donation of H.E. ("Ed") Coffer.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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Image posted 8 February 2005