David Glasgow Farragut was a flag officer of the United States Navy that lived between (July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870) during the American Civil War. He was the first rear Admiral, Vice Admiral, and Admiral in the United States Navy, and he is best known for his service during the Civil War and his famous order at the Battle of Mobile Bay. This memorial is supposed to honor the American navy and their efforts and servitude for America. Also Farragut being the first rear, vice and admiral shows people were the honor and pride of the navy all began. Even though no one would know this without searching him up they do reference who he was through these images.

These two images display texts talking about David Glasgow Farragut’s accomplishments with the first images’ text memorializing Farragut’s efforts and his attribute as a person and his eventual death. While the second images states all the battles Farragut was involved including the war 1812 at the young age of 9. What I find interesting about these two etchings of text is how they are divided between the humanity and life Farragut and the service and duty he accomplished. The first half really tries to humanize Farragut by showing people that even someone as tough as he was still had slivers of humanity and wasn’t just a Navy admiral.

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• The statue shows David Glasgow Farragut holding binoculars which represents his status as Admiral of the United States Navy.

From a back angle of the statue the text on the logo states “Stick to the flag” which is a representation of how David Glasgow Farragut choose to serve America throughout his life, but this can also be a message to any passerby to remember to try and support their country just as much as Farragut.

Lastly out of the 64 people that I witnessed pass by this statue only 9 glanced at it with 2 of them being a mother and daughter duo. The mother appeared to be in her 50’s and the daughter maybe early 20’s or even teens. The mother took a moment to admire the statue while the daughter glanced around for a moment, took a picture of it and left with her mother. With these statistics I believe that these memorials are slightly becoming less relevant in today’s world.