William Leverett Morrison
Lieutenant-Commander U.S. Naval Reserve Force
Last in command of the U.S.S. Wolverine formerly the U.S.S. Michigan the first iron-hulled battleship (1843-1949).
Under his direction, the Pennsylvania Naval Militia in 1910 used the ship as its training base and on April 10, 1917, marched to active duty in the European Theatre of World War 1.
He commanded the ship from 1910 until her last cruise in 1923, when the port piston rod failed from crystallization after exactly 80 years service. Repairs were denied by the Navy Department.
This marker is erected in 1954 as a record of love, respect, reverence and devotion by those who have served under him.
Marker is on East Front Street 0.1 miles east of State Street, on the left when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
