Adolphus W. Greely

Adolphus Greely's Louisiana years came early. As a young Army officer he took part in the occupation of New Orleans from 1865 to 1867. In 1881 he was named to command the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition into the Arctic, and when rescuers reached his starving party on June 22, 1884, most of its 25 men had died. President Cleveland appointed him Chief Signal Officer in March 1887. He received the Medal of Honor in 1935, honored, in Wikipedia's words, for "his life of splendid public service."

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Mardi Gras Museum of Imperial Calcasieu — 1.1 mi
  A 6,000-square-foot museum of southwest Louisiana Carnival with about 275 costume mannequins and 14 animated figures, opened in April 2026.
• Imperial Calcasieu Museum — 1.4 mi
  Lake Charles's history museum, founded by the Junior League in 1963, with parish artifacts, Claire Chennault's uniform and the Sallier Oak.
• Sam Houston Jones State Park — 5.0 mi
  A 1,087-acre park on the West Fork of the Calcasieu with longleaf pine, cypress-tupelo swamp, five trails, cabins and kayak rentals.
• Creole Nature Trail Adventure Point — 9.4 mi
  A free visitor center at the western gateway of Louisiana's only All-American Road, with exhibits on alligators, migrating songbirds and the estuary.

More markers nearby

• Thomas J. Ryan — steps away
• Theodore S. Wilkinson Jr. — steps away
• Albert Weisbogel — steps away
• Douglas B. Fournet — steps away