My mother belongs to The Daughters of the American Revolution and as such gets the American Spirit Magazine. In the Jan.-Feb. issue, there was a segment called "What's in a Name" with some interesting stuff I felt obliged to include in this blog.
LIEUTENANT GEORGE FARRAGUT CHAPTER, DAR, COEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO
I have heard of Admiral David G. Glasgow Farragut through Civil War connections, but not George and definitely would wonder why a DAR chapter in Idaho would be named after a naval hero.
George Farragut was born in Spain and came to America as a merchant seaman. At the outbreak of the Revolution, he joined the South Carolina Navy and was captured during the siege of Charleston. After his release, he took part in the battles of Cowpens and Wilmington.
His son was David Farragut of Civil War fame.
During World War II, there was the Farragut Naval Training Station which was one of the largest in the US during the war and located on Lake Pend Orielle in the Idaho panhandle. Between 1942 and 1945, nearly 300,000 sailors trained here. A submarine acoustic testing center continues at the site.
Never Heard of It. --DaCoot
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