Admiral Wm. Sims
Inscription
Commander of the American naval forces in European waters in the first World War, naval writer and critic, entered the U.S. Naval Academy from this community in 1876. From 1883 to 1902, Sims family occupied the house opposite.
Location
AddressValley St. (PA 994) just S of Spring St., Rockhill, W of Orbisonia
CityRockhill
CountyHuntingdon
StatePennsylvania
Coordinates40.238300, -77.901701
Sources
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