Monuments
Captain Hopley Yeaton Memorial
Coast Guard Academy – New London, Connecticut
The tomb of the first commissioned officer of the Revenue Marine, Hopley Yeaton, now lies on the Academy's grounds. He was originally buried in Lubec, Maine, but in 1975 his burial site was threatened by modernization. The Corps of Cadets sailed the Barque Eagle to Lubec where his remains were exhumed and laid to rest at the Academy.
Hopley Yeaton Walk of History Plaque
Coast Guard Station Grand Haven – Grand Haven, Michigan
On August 2, 2008, in a bid to help affirm Grand Haven as "Coast Guard City USA," the Walk of History was revealed to the public. The first point of history was the Hopley Yeaton Plaque, which was ceremonially unveiled by Vice Adm. Clifford Pearson and direct descendant of Hopley, Andrew Yeaton.
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