Matthew Fontaine Maury

In this house

Matthew Fontaine Maury

L.L.D.-U.S.N.-C.S.N.

invented the

Submarine Electrical Torpedo

1861-1862

This stone is placed by the

Confederate Memorial Literary Society

A.D. 1910.

Marker is at the intersection of East Clay Street and North 11th Street, on the ...

Matthew Fontaine Maury

Born

Spotsylvania County, VA.

January 24, 1806

Died

Lexington, VA

February 1,1873

"Pathfinder of the Seas"

Marker is on Old Airport Road (North Carolina Route 1547) near Henderson Road (U.S. 25), on the left when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Birthplace of Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873)

The Battle of Chancellorsville

This jumble of bricks and stones tucked deep within Spotsylvania's Wilderness marks the birthplace of Matthew Fontaine Maury, the "Pathfinder of the Seas." All but forgotten now, Maury was a legend during his lifetime. While superintendent of ...