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Disaster Memorials
Description:
Locations that feature a memorial for a disaster.
Expanded Description:
Wikipedia defines a disaster as the impact of a natural or man-made hazard that negatively affects society or environment.

Wikipedia defines a memorial as object which serves as a memory of something, usually a person (who has died) or an event. However, for the purpose of this category, we will use a subset of this definition to define a memorial.

Memorials for disasters, whether it be natural, technological, or sociological will all be accepted here. A natural disaster is the consequence of when a potential natural hazard becomes a physical event (e.g. volcanic eruption, earthquake, landslide) and this interacts with human activities. Disasters having an element of human intent, negligence, error or the ones involving the failure of a system are called man-made disasters. Man-made hazards are in turn categorized as technological or sociological. Technological hazards are results of failure of technology, such as engineering failures, transport accidents or environmental disasters. Sociological hazards have a strong human motive, such as crime, stampedes, riots and war.

Some examples of disasters that would qualify would be the Oklahoma City Bombing in 1995, Hurricane Katrina, and the Air France Flight 4590 Concorde crash in 2000. A good source for a list of disasters is Wikipedia.

To be accepted these memorials will need to be more than just a sign or marker which marks the location of a disaster. The category officers will have the final say in what meets the definition of a disaster.

Fire Memorials and War Memorials will be excluded since there already are categories for those disaster memorials.
Instructions for Posting a Disaster Memorials Waymark:
1. Name the waymark after the disaster. Include the city, state, and or country after the name. Example: Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial - Oklahoma City, OK.
2. Coordinates should be taken at the memorial location and not derived from Google earth or a similar website.
3. At least two photos are required. One photo showing a closeup of the memorial so that all of the words are legible. A second photo should be a wide shot of the memorial showing the memorial in it's surroundings. The more photos included the better your waymark will be. Include photos of any plaques that list the day of dedication and / or who erected this memorial. All photos should be personally taken by you and not found on the internet.
4. Please describe the disaster and what it was. If the writeup was taken from a website, please give credit from where it was taken.
5. Make every effort to find out all of the information for the variables. Some of them are optional, but if the information is available, then they are required.
Instructions for Visiting a Waymark in this Category:
A photo of the memorial from a different angle or view than what is already posted is requested. If a camera is not available, please give a detailed description so that we can get an idea of your visit. Please list anything that has changed since the waymark was created.
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Disaster MemorialsMonument to the Truth - San Salvador, El Salvador

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This is a Monument to the tens of thousands of civilians who were killed, disappeared or otherwise afflicted by the Salvadoran Civil War 1979-1992.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Metro2

location: El Salvador

date approved: 6/6/2013

last visited: 3/17/2013

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Disaster MemorialsBali Bombs Memorial - Horse Guards Road, London, UK

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On 12th October 2002 an act of terrorism took place in Bali that took the lives of 202 innocent people. Four years later, on 12th October 2006 a memorial was unveiled to those that died.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Master Mariner

location: London, United Kingdom

date approved: 6/3/2013

last visited: never

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Disaster MemorialsApollo 1 Space Capsule Fire Memorial – Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

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This simple memorial, attached to the launch pad #34a where they died, honors the living memory of the three Apollo 1 Astronauts who died in a flash fire on 27 January 1967 as they were testing their space capsule for launch.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PersonsMD

location: Florida

date approved: 6/2/2013

last visited: never

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Disaster MemorialsHuman Rights Memorial - San Salvador, El Salvador

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This is a Monument to the tens of thousands of civilians who were killed, disappeared or otherwise afflicted by the Salvadoran Civil War 1979-1992.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Metro2

location: El Salvador

date approved: 5/31/2013

last visited: 3/17/2013

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Disaster MemorialsBriarwood Elementary School OKC Bombing Memorial - OKC, OK

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Memorial marker remembering those who died and honoring those who served in the aftermath of the 1995 OKC Bombing.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Max and 99

location: Oklahoma

date approved: 5/23/2013

last visited: never

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Disaster MemorialsSpace Shuttle Challenger Disaster - Houston, Texas

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This small monument is dedicated to the crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger that died on January 28, 1986, just 73 seconds after lift-off from Cape Canaveral during mission STS-51-L. The monument is found in Tranquility Park in Houston, Texas.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Raven

location: Texas

date approved: 4/10/2013

last visited: 4/4/2013

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Disaster MemorialsSan Bruno Explosion Mural - San Bruno, CA

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A memorial to the 2010 San Bruno Explosion.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1

location: California

date approved: 4/7/2013

last visited: never

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Disaster MemorialsExplosion à la l'usine CIL - McMasterville, Qc

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Monument en souvenir des travailleurs décédés lors de l'explosion à l'usine d'explosif CIL le 1 octobre 1975. Monument in memory of the workers who died in the explosion to the explosive CIL plant on October 1, 1975.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Lucky_Al

location: Quebec, Canada

date approved: 4/1/2013

last visited: 5/20/2013

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Disaster Memorials9/11 Memorial for first responders of New York City, located in Beaumont Tx.

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Memorial located across the street from the Central fire station in Beaumont TX, dedicated to the first respoders who died in New York City on September 11, 2001.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member thatdarndane

location: Texas

date approved: 4/1/2013

last visited: never

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Disaster MemorialsAntartic Memorial - Cardiff Bay, Wales, Great Britain.

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Captain Scott's Terra Nova expedition Centenary, Commemorated by the 'Antartica 100 Memorial' The sculpture is at the Roath dock in Cardiff Bay, from which this fateful expedition departed Wales

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Lord Abercrombie

location: Eastern England, United Kingdom

date approved: 3/30/2013

last visited: 3/22/2013

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Disaster MemorialsTitanic Memorial Lighthouse - New York, NY

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The Titanic Memorial Lighthouse is located on the corner of Pearl and Fulton Streets in downtown Manhattan.

posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1

location: New York

date approved: 2/20/2013

last visited: never

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Disaster Memorials1971 S/S Texaco-Oklahoma Memorial Sundial -- Port Arthur TX

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The Seamen's Memorial Equatorial Sundial in downtown Port Arthur TX was dedicated in honor of the sailors who died in the S/S Texaco-Oklahoma disaster of 1971.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Texas

date approved: 1/16/2013

last visited: 12/31/2012

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Disaster Memorials1947 Explosion of the SS High Flyer -- Texas City TX

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The propeller of the SS High Flyer, the second ammonium-nitrate laden ship to explode during the Texas City disaster of 16 Apr 1947. Her propeller was found a half mile away, salvaged, and donated to the Port. It is near the TX City Dike.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Texas

date approved: 1/8/2013

last visited: 12/31/2012

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Disaster MemorialsSinking of the MS Ore - Helsinki, Finland

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This memorial, located on the south coast of Helsinki, Finland, honors 14 people, 11 crew members and 3 passengers, who drowned when the MS Ore capsized and sank in the Baltic Sea during a winter storm, while traveling between Gdynia and Turku.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Chasing Blue Sky

location: Finland

date approved: 1/2/2013

last visited: 5/10/2013

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Disaster MemorialsFlutgedenkstein - Tharandt, Lk. Sächs. Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Sachsen, D

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Der Flutgedenkstein in Tharandt.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Tharandter

location: Sachsen, Germany

date approved: 12/31/2012

last visited: never

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Disaster MemorialsThe Mill River Calamity - Haydenville, MA

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The Mill River disaster memorial for Haydenville is located on Route 9 in front of the Williamsburg Town Clerk's Office.

posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1

location: Massachusetts

date approved: 12/7/2012

last visited: never

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Disaster MemorialsMill River Disaster Memorial - Williamsburg, MA

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The Mill River disaster memorial for Williamsburg is located on Route 9 in front of the Williamsburg Historical Society.

posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1

location: Massachusetts

date approved: 12/7/2012

last visited: never

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Disaster MemorialsYellow Fever Epidemic - HMS Aboukir - Clarence Esplanade, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK

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Here is a memorial to those who died of Yellow Fever on HMS Aboukir.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Dragontree

location: Southern England, United Kingdom

date approved: 11/27/2012

last visited: 3/30/2013

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Disaster MemorialsHMS Trident Memorial - Clarence Esplanade, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK

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The HMS Trident Memorial is dedicated to those who died after a rare epidemic of Yellow Fever.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Dragontree

location: Southern England, United Kingdom

date approved: 11/27/2012

last visited: 3/30/2013

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Disaster MemorialsAir Force Aircraft 51-8026 Crash - Perry County, Pennsylvania

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This is memorial to a Air Force Aircraft crash that occured in 1956 on Tuscarora State Forest District Lands (Three Square Hollow Road, Toboyne Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania)

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member outdoorboy34

location: Pennsylvania

date approved: 11/14/2012

last visited: never

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Disaster MemorialsAustralian Monument to the Great Irish Famine - Sydney, NSW, Australia

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Memorial honor the victims of the Irish Famine who relocated to Australia in the 1840s. The monument is located at the Hyde Park Barracks in Sydney, Australia.

posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS

location: New South Wales, Australia

date approved: 11/14/2012

last visited: never

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Disaster MemorialsRMS Titanic Memorial -- Washington DC

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The memorial to all those who gave their lives to save women and children aboard the RMS Titanic on 15 Apr 1912 is located near Ft. McNair at 4th and P Streets SW (Metro Green Line Washington SEU station).

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: District of Columbia

date approved: 10/27/2012

last visited: 3/15/2012

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Disaster MemorialsOKC Bombing Memorial at Wild Horse Park - Mustang, OK

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Small memorial honoring the victims of the 1995 OKC Bombing

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Max and 99

location: Oklahoma

date approved: 10/22/2012

last visited: never

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Disaster MemorialsTitanic Memorial - Belfast, Northern Ireland

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In the city that is proud to have built the ship, they pay homage to those who perished.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dnrseekers

location: Ulster, Ireland

date approved: 10/12/2012

last visited: 7/18/2012

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Disaster MemorialsEmpress of Ireland Gravesite - Rimouski, Quebec, Canada

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Empress of Ireland Gravesite is located in Rimouski, Quebec, Canada.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member tatie

location: Quebec, Canada

date approved: 10/9/2012

last visited: 6/8/2013

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