Photo #: NH 102769
Bennington Monument,
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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