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This War of 1812 US naval commander gave his name to McDonough County in western Illinois, and in Vermont he is remembered with a monument on the Vergennes city green marking where the USS Saratoga was built for his victory at the Battle of Plattsburgh. Which commodore connects the two states?
Thomas Macdonough was reassigned to Burlington, Vermont in October 1812 to command U.S. naval forces on Lake Champlain during the War of 1812. Illinois later honored him by carving out McDonough County, whose seat Macomb is named for him.