Commander William Lewis Herndon
1813 - 1857
In command of the Central America, home-bound with California Gold seekers, Captain Herndon lost his life in a gallant effort to save ship and lives during a cyclone off Hatteras, September 12, 1857
"Forgetful of self, in his death he added a new glory to the annals of the sea." - Maury
Marker is on Blake Road, on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
