November 2004
Saving a Piece of History
Captain Tara Honey, deputy commandant, Naval District of Washington, presented
GW Associate Vice President and Dean of Freshmen Frederic Siegel with
a Mount Vernon Seminary Flag at the deconsecrating service for the Navy
Chapel at Naval District of Washington on Nebraska Avenue, NW. The chapel
was built in 1924 as the Elizabeth Somers Chapel for Mount Vernon Seminary
with private donations from Mount Vernon Seminary alumnae. In 1942, the
US Navy acquired the chapel and grounds to support the war effort.
The chapel has served as a sacred place of worship and has welcomed thousands
of weddings, baptisms, and other ceremonies throughout the years. The
Mount Vernon Seminary flag will find a home as a piece of its history
on GWs Mount Vernon Campus.
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