David Farragut

Legacy

There are very few naval officers in American history who have earned the distinction to be honored on a US postage stamp, but David Farragut has been so honored twice. The first postage stamp to honor Farragut, the 1-dollar black issue of 1903. The Navy Issue of 1937 includes (among five in a series) a 3-cent purple stamp which depicts Admirals David Farragut (left) and David Porter, with a contemporary warship displayed at center and paid the domestic letter rate at that time. The last postage issue (to date) honoring Farragut was released from Gettyberg PA on June 29, 1995.

In memoriam
Numerous places and things are named in remembrance of Admiral Farragut: Admiral Farragut Academy is a college preparatory school with Naval training founded in 1933 by Navy Admirals in Pine Beach, New Jersey. In 1945 the current and now only campus opened in St. Petersburg, Florida. In 1946 it was designated by Congress as a Naval Honor School. Farragut, Tennessee, Admiral Farragut's hometown of Campbell's Station (see Battle of Campbell's Station), Tennessee, was renamed Farragut when it became incorporated in 1982. Admiral Farragut was actually born at Lowe's Ferry on the Holston (now Tennessee) River a few miles southeast of the town, but at that time Campbell's Station was the nearest settlement. Farragut High School was built at Admiral Farragut's home town of Campbell's Station (now Farragut) in 1904. Today Farragut High School, boasting nearly 2,500 students, is one of the largest schools in Tennessee. The school's colors are blue and white, and its sporting teams are known as "The Admirals". Farragut, a neighborhood in Brooklyn Farragut Field is a sports field at the United States Naval Academy. Farragut Career Academy in Chicago, Illinois is a high school in the Chicago Public Schools system that was founded in 1894; its sporting teams are also known as the Admirals. The school displays an oil painting of the admiral, presented to the school by the Farragut Post of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1896. NBA star Kevin Garnett attended Farragut Career Academy. Farragut, Iowa is a small farming town in southwestern Iowa. Admiral Farragut's famous slogan greets visitors from a billboard on the edge of town. The local school, Farragut Community High School, fields varsity "Admiral" and JV "Sailor" teams. The school also houses memorabilia from the ships that have borne the Farragut name. Five US Navy destroyers have been named USS Farragut, including two class leaders. In World War II, the United States liberty ship SS David G. Farragut was named in his honor. Farragut Square, a park in Washington, D.C.; the square lends its name to two nearby Metro stations: Farragut North and Farragut West. Three U.S. postage stamps: the $1 stamp of 1903, the $0.03 stamp with Admiral David Porter in 1937 and a $0.32 stamp in 1995. 100-dollar Treasury notes, also called coin notes, of the Series 1890 and 1891, feature portraits of Farragut on the obverse. The 1890 Series note is called a $100 Watermelon Note by collectors, because the large zeroes on the reverse resemble the pattern on a watermelon. A stained glass window in the United States Naval Academy Chapel depicts Farragut in the rigging of USS Hartford at Mobile Bay. David Glasgow Farragut High School is the U.S. Department of Defense High School located on the Naval Station in Rota, Spain. Their sporting teams are also known as "The Admirals". Farragut Parkway in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. Farragut Middle School in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. David Farragut School in Philadelphia A grade school in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. A grade school (PS 44) in the Bronx. Farragut State Park in Idaho, which was used as a naval base for basic training during World War II. A hotel in Minorca at Cala'n Forcat. A bust in full Naval regalia on the top floor of the Tennessee State Capitol. Admiral Farragut condominium on waterway in Coral Gables, Florida. Farragut elementary school in Vallejo Ca. Located just outside the Mare Island Gate. A monument is located off Northshore Drive in Concord, Tennessee. The monument reads "BIRTHPLACE OF ADMIRAL FARRAGUT/BORN JULY 5, 1801 . . . DEDICATED BY ADMIRAL DEWEY, MAY 15, 1900". The David Farragut School is an elementary school in Boston, Massachusetts The Farragut House bar–restaurant located in South Boston, Massachusetts. A larger than life statue near the beach in South Boston, Massachusetts. Farragut Bay, Alaska, by Thomas, 1887 Farragut Inn at Touro University California located on the Mare Island Naval Shipyard. Monuments Madison Square Park, New York City, by Augustus Saint Gaudens, 1881, replica in Cornish, New Hampshire, 1994 Farragut Square, Washington, D.C., by Vinnie Ream, 1881 Marine Park, Boston Massachusetts, by Henry Hudson Kitson, 1881 Hackley Park, Muskegon, Michigan, by Charles Niehaus, 1900

In memoriam

Numerous places and things are named in remembrance of Admiral Farragut:

Admiral Farragut Academy is a college preparatory school with Naval training founded in 1933 by Navy Admirals in Pine Beach, New Jersey. In 1945 the current and now only campus opened in St. Petersburg, Florida. In 1946 it was designated by Congress as a Naval Honor School.
Farragut, Tennessee, Admiral Farragut's hometown of Campbell's Station (see Battle of Campbell's Station), Tennessee, was renamed Farragut when it became incorporated in 1982. Admiral Farragut was actually born at Lowe's Ferry on the Holston (now Tennessee) River a few miles southeast of the town, but at that time Campbell's Station was the nearest settlement.
Farragut High School was built at Admiral Farragut's home town of Campbell's Station (now Farragut) in 1904. Today Farragut High School, boasting nearly 2,500 students, is one of the largest schools in Tennessee. The school's colors are blue and white, and its sporting teams are known as "The Admirals".
Farragut, a neighborhood in Brooklyn
Farragut Field is a sports field at the United States Naval Academy.
Farragut Career Academy in Chicago, Illinois is a high school in the Chicago Public Schools system that was founded in 1894; its sporting teams are also known as the Admirals. The school displays an oil painting of the admiral, presented to the school by the Farragut Post of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1896. NBA star Kevin Garnett attended Farragut Career Academy.
Farragut, Iowa is a small farming town in southwestern Iowa. Admiral Farragut's famous slogan greets visitors from a billboard on the edge of town. The local school, Farragut Community High School, fields varsity "Admiral" and JV "Sailor" teams. The school also houses memorabilia from the ships that have borne the Farragut name.
Five US Navy destroyers have been named USS Farragut, including two class leaders.
In World War II, the United States liberty ship SS David G. Farragut was named in his honor.
Farragut Square, a park in Washington, D.C.; the square lends its name to two nearby Metro stations: Farragut North and Farragut West.
Three U.S. postage stamps: the $1 stamp of 1903, the $0.03 stamp with Admiral David Porter in 1937 and a $0.32 stamp in 1995.
100-dollar Treasury notes, also called coin notes, of the Series 1890 and 1891, feature portraits of Farragut on the obverse. The 1890 Series note is called a $100 Watermelon Note by collectors, because the large zeroes on the reverse resemble the pattern on a watermelon.
A stained glass window in the United States Naval Academy Chapel depicts Farragut in the rigging of USS Hartford at Mobile Bay.
David Glasgow Farragut High School is the U.S. Department of Defense High School located on the Naval Station in Rota, Spain. Their sporting teams are also known as "The Admirals".
Farragut Parkway in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.
Farragut Middle School in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.
David Farragut School in Philadelphia
A grade school in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
A grade school (PS 44) in the Bronx.
Farragut State Park in Idaho, which was used as a naval base for basic training during World War II.
A hotel in Minorca at Cala'n Forcat.
A bust in full Naval regalia on the top floor of the Tennessee State Capitol.
Admiral Farragut condominium on waterway in Coral Gables, Florida.
Farragut elementary school in Vallejo Ca. Located just outside the Mare Island Gate.
A monument is located off Northshore Drive in Concord, Tennessee. The monument reads "BIRTHPLACE OF ADMIRAL FARRAGUT/BORN JULY 5, 1801 . . . DEDICATED BY ADMIRAL DEWEY, MAY 15, 1900".
The David Farragut School is an elementary school in Boston, Massachusetts
The Farragut House bar–restaurant located in South Boston, Massachusetts.
A larger than life statue near the beach in South Boston, Massachusetts.
Farragut Bay, Alaska, by Thomas, 1887
Farragut Inn at Touro University California located on the Mare Island Naval Shipyard.

Monuments

Madison Square Park, New York City, by Augustus Saint Gaudens, 1881, replica in Cornish, New Hampshire, 1994
Farragut Square, Washington, D.C., by Vinnie Ream, 1881
Marine Park, Boston Massachusetts, by Henry Hudson Kitson, 1881
Hackley Park, Muskegon, Michigan, by Charles Niehaus, 1900

Contemporary uses, art and literature
A "Commodore Farragut", who is clearly based on David Farragut, appears in Jules Verne's 1870 novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. In the fictional television series Star Trek, a number of Starfleet starships are named Farragut. The album Damn the Torpedoes by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is named after David Farragut's famous quote. The album MDFMK by MDFMK contains a song entitled "Damn the Torpedoes". In the comedy film Galaxy Quest, Tim Allen's character says "Never give up! Never surrender! Damn the resonance cannons! Full speed ahead!" Farragut is played by actor Scott Brady in the feature film Yankee Buccaneer (1952) In her 2010 spoken-word debut Olivia Hedrick released a track "How I love thee Mister Farragut" In the 1943 film The More the Merrier, Charles Coburn views the famous quote on a statue, and uses the phrase as a motto; it drives the plot forward. In the video game The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, there is a Fort Farragut. In the opening scene of Damages, Season 2, Episode 10, Ellen Parsons and Wes Krulik meet to talk on the left-side seating within the Admiral Farragut Memorial in Madison Square, Manhattan.

Contemporary uses, art and literature

A "Commodore Farragut", who is clearly based on David Farragut, appears in Jules Verne's 1870 novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.
In the fictional television series Star Trek, a number of Starfleet starships are named Farragut.
The album Damn the Torpedoes by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is named after David Farragut's famous quote.
The album MDFMK by MDFMK contains a song entitled "Damn the Torpedoes".
In the comedy film Galaxy Quest, Tim Allen's character says "Never give up! Never surrender! Damn the resonance cannons! Full speed ahead!"
Farragut is played by actor Scott Brady in the feature film Yankee Buccaneer (1952)
In her 2010 spoken-word debut Olivia Hedrick released a track "How I love thee Mister Farragut"
In the 1943 film The More the Merrier, Charles Coburn views the famous quote on a statue, and uses the phrase as a motto; it drives the plot forward.
In the video game The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, there is a Fort Farragut.
In the opening scene of Damages, Season 2, Episode 10, Ellen Parsons and Wes Krulik meet to talk on the left-side seating within the Admiral Farragut Memorial in Madison Square, Manhattan.

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