Venetian 5.75 Inch Bronze Howitzer-52233
Venetian 5.75 Inch Bronze Howitzer
Description: This piece, mounted on the eastern entrance to Leutze Park, is a Venetian 5.75-inch bronze howitzer captured during the Barbary Wars. On the second reinforce is a winged lion, its paws resting on an open book. This is the ancient symbol of Saint Mark the Evangelist, the patron saint of Venice. The...
Wasp Under Sail-52308
Wasp Under Sail
Description: The Continental Navy purchased a merchant schooner built in Baltimore late in 1775 and renamed her Wasp. The ship joined Esek Hopkin's squadron, which raided the Bahamas early in 1776 and returned to the Delaware Bay after that successful operation. Late in 1777 she and four...
William F. Lynch's Naval Officer's Uniform Button-52242
William F. Lynch's Naval Officer's Uniform Button
Date Created: C. 1848
Description: This button came from the jacket of William Lynch's United States Navy uniform that he wore when meeting the sultan in Istanbul.