Commodore Jacob Jones
KC-2: Born 1768, near this site. Commanded U.S. Sloop Wasp in notable victory over superior British sloop Frolic, October 1812, off Cape Hatteras. Commanded Frigate Constitution 1818-1829. Died August 1850. Buried at Cecilton, Maryland. Reinterred in Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, with distinguished honors. Installed in 1932. Reinstalled in 1959. Sponsors: Historic Markers Commission, 1932 Public […]