John Paul Jones Memorial

Title

John Paul Jones Memorial

Description

Honoring Revolutionary War hero John Paul Jones (1747-1742), this memorial lies just off the Mall in West Potomac Park. As Captain of the ship Bonhomme Richard during the Battle of Flamborough Head during the Revolutionary War, Jones famously uttered the phrase, "I have not yet begun to fight!" Dedicated in 1912 by President William Howard Taft, the memorial contains a bronze statue of Jones, as well as a carving of Jones raising an American flag of the Bonhomme Richard.

Source

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. View original.

Date

04/17/1912 (Dedicated)

Coverage

1890-1919

Physical Description

Bronze statue 130 inches high, 38 inches wide, 43 inches deep

Type

Memorials

Description

Honoring Revolutionary War hero John Paul Jones (1747-1742), this memorial lies just off the Mall in West Potomac Park. As Captain of the ship Bonhomme Richard during the Battle of Flamborough Head during the Revolutionary War, Jones famously uttered the phrase, "I have not yet begun to fight!" Dedicated in 1912 by President William Howard Taft, the memorial contains a bronze statue of Jones, as well as a carving of Jones raising an American flag of the Bonhomme Richard.

Creator

Charles H. Niehaus

Date

04/17/1912 (Dedicated)

Coverage

1890-1919

Source

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. View original.

Geolocation