I just finished reading a children’s book – yes, a kids’ book. But hey, I picked it up for a few pennies at a book sale, and it happened to be on a topic I wanted to know a little more about. The book was “The Story of the Monitor and the Merrimac” by Conrad Stein. What does this book have to do with www.adventuresaroundputnam.com you ask? Well, Rear Admiral John Worden commanded the MONITOR during her clash with the Merrimac in the Civil War. Wooden naval ships were to become a thing of the past. John Worden can be visited at his grave in PAWLING, NY at Pawling Cemetery on Route 22. His grave is the one with the large anchor on it.
You can read about the battle on wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hampton_Roads.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hampton_Roads, accessed 1/19/13
Personal visit(s)
Stein, Conrad. The Story of the Monitor and the Merrimac. Childrens Press. Chicago. 1983.