Storm of 1913 Remembered - Goderich, Ontario
N 43° 44.548 W 081° 43.350
17T E 441824 N 4843523
This sculpture commemorates the Storm of 1913. It hit in November of that year and is the deadliest and most destructive natural disaster to hit the Great Lakes in recorded history.
Waymark Code: WM104HB
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 02/24/2019
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The Storm has its own Wikipedia page, where it says the storm killed more than 250 people, destroyed 19 ships, and stranded 19 others. The financial loss in vessels alone was nearly US $5 million (or about $126,751,000 in today's dollars).
Brilliantly, the designers of the memorial used stone for the base that was recovered from another local disaster. The stone was salvaged 1878 Victoria Street United Church in Goderich which was destroyed in the 2011 tornado.
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public park - open 24/7/365
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none
Date dedicated: 11/01/2013
Sponsor(s): Port of Goderich
Relevent website: Not listed
Parking coordinates: Not Listed
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