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Captain Johnston Blakely, captain of the sloop-of-war "Wasp" during the War of 1812, was born in October 1781 and, after a courageous naval career, was lost at sea in October 1814. The Borough of Blakely was named in his honor. An anchor preserved in his memory was taken from the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Wasp, a valiant ship that served the country during World War II.
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Blakely, Pennsylvania · United States
