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Lost at Sea Register. We have compiled a list of fishermen lost at sea and other drownings based on the work done by Roberta Sheedy for the Memorial Plaques at the Fisherman’s Statue on the Boulevard at Gloucester Harbor. This list has been expanded and updated, and no longer is restricted only to fishermen from Gloucester or on a Gloucester ...
Jun 30, 2018 · Sculpted by artist Leonard Craske and modeled after a local fisherman, the monument was completed in 1925 in honor of Gloucester’s 300th anniversary. The inscription at the base of the statue, from the Bible’s Psalm 107:23, reads: “They That Go Down to The Sea in Ships, 1623-1923”. Circling the monument are plaques with the names of ...
Oct 29, 2016 · Engraved at the base of the Gloucester Fisherman’s Memorial are the names of more than 3,000 residents who were lost at sea and the following words: “They that go down to the sea in ships ...
Sep 26, 2010 · Regarding Gloucester Fishermen's Memorial. A personal note from the contributor - Seven ancestral relatives are listed on the memorial plaques: Thomas 1784, John 1800, Solomon 1800, Samuel 1818, Joseph, Jr. 1820, Daniel 1870, Henry 1884. Additional commentary. 1. Plaque 2 (1862) and has the names of two of my relatives on it.
The Fishermen’s Memorial, also known as “The Man At The Wheel,” was commissioned as part of the celebration of Gloucester’s 300th anniversary in 1923. The base of the statue was placed at the site that year, but the actual statue was not unveiled until 1925. The statue is a tribute to the 10,000 Gloucester fishermen who have lost their ...
A poignant memorial. May 2021. A touching monument dedicated to the sailors and fishermen who lost their lives at sea and never returned. It's a lovely walk along the shore in Gloucester, so it shows just how important the fishermen are to the community for it to be in such a prominent place. The plaques chronicling so many names spanning the ...
Oct 13, 2010 · Gloucester: Gaspar Lafata, Chairman of the Gloucester Fishermen’s Memorial Committee, points to the names of his relatives on the cenotaph, which may soon be revised to include the names of four ...
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