Herndon Monument at the United States Naval Academy

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The Herndon Monument at the United States Naval Academy is a historic granite obelisk that serves as a memorial to naval officer William Lewis Herndon and is famously used in an annual plebe-climbing tradition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monument
obelisk
person
student tradition
war memorial
architecturalStyle simple obelisk
commemorates William Lewis Herndon NERFINISHED
country United States of America
dedicatedTo William Lewis Herndon NERFINISHED
genre military memorial
hasAnnualEvent Herndon Monument Climb NERFINISHED
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of completion of plebe year
hasHeritage Naval Academy tradition site
hasPart obelisk
heritageDesignation historic monument
inception 19th century
locatedIn Annapolis, Maryland NERFINISHED
United States Naval Academy NERFINISHED
locatedOn The Yard (USNA campus) NERFINISHED
location Herndon Monument NERFINISHED
material granite
memorialType naval memorial
namedAfter William Lewis Herndon NERFINISHED
occupation United States Navy officer
organizer United States Naval Academy NERFINISHED
ownedBy United States Naval Academy NERFINISHED
participant plebes
partOf campus landmarks of the United States Naval Academy
shape obelisk
significantEvent annual plebe-climbing tradition
subjectHasRole naval officer
usedFor United States Naval Academy plebe recognition ceremony
plebe-climbing tradition

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Subject: Herndon Monument at the United States Naval Academy
Description of subject: The Herndon Monument at the United States Naval Academy is a historic granite obelisk that serves as a memorial to naval officer William Lewis Herndon and is famously used in an annual plebe-climbing tradition.

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William Lewis Herndon honoredIn Herndon Monument at the United States Naval Academy