Captain George Vancouver
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Norfolk12
N 52° 45.228 E 000° 23.568
31U E 324052 N 5848071
A Statue by the Customs House in Kings Lynn by the Harbourside. King's Lynn's most famous son, George Vancouver, born in the town on 22nd June 1757, best known for his mapping of the coast of Northwest America 1791-95. The importance and accuracy of Captain Vancouver’s charts is evident as they are still used today!
Waymark Code: WM8XPE
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/28/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GA Cacher
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INCRIPTION:

TO THE MEMORY
OF
CAPTAIN GEORGE VANCOUVER
BORN KINGS LYNN 1757 DIED PETERSHAW 1798

A GREAT NAVIGATOR & SURVEYOR
FROM 1790 TO 1795
CAPTAIN VANCOUVER PRECISELY CHARTED MANY THOUSANDS
OF MILES OF THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC COAST LINE
FROM SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA TO ANCHORAGE ALASKA

THE PLINTH AND STONE ARE FROM THE PACIFIC WEST COAST
AND THIS WAS ERECTED IN 2000.
URL of the statue: Not listed
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