http://warmemorialhq.org/om/items/show/622?output=atom2024-03-29T03:47:54-05:00Omekahttp://warmemorialhq.org/om/items/show/622ADM David Farragut CW Memorial Madison SQ Park NYC]]>
var options = {
attributes: {
rel: 'nofollow',
title: ''
},
format: {
url: function (value) {
return value
}
},
ignoreTags: ['a'],
validate: {
url: function (value) {
return /^(http|ftp)s?:\/\//.test(value);
}
}
};
var str = 'This beautiful memorial in Madison Square Park honors US Admiral David Farragut who spent almost his entire life in service of the US Navy and is one of only seven Navy officers who served on active duty for life. He was most renowned for his role the Civil War when he took control of New Orleans. The bronze statue of the Admiral presents him seeming in action during battle in his naval uniform with binoculars and sword. The statue stands in the center of a granite half circle wall with seating bench on which is carved his story and dedication to his country along with two female figures. The Memorial, which was dedicated in 1881, brought together two great artistic figures of the time the Sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens and the architect Stanford White.';
document.write(linkifyHtml(str, options));
]]>2021-03-26T18:24:59-05:00