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 The Lone Sailor - Marin County, CA Posted by:  DougK
N 37° 49.960 W 122° 28.796
10S E 545764 N 4187376
The statue is dedicated to all of the Sea Services - Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine.
Waymark Code: WM9BNB
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/27/2010
Views: 28
The Lone Sailor is located at the Dana Bowers Vista Point, just north of the Golden Gate Bridge. Around the circle surrounding the monument are four 3D relief art sculptures to the Navy,
Marine Corps,
Coast Guard, and
Merchant Marine.
The sculpture is a replica of The Lone Sailor statue installed at the United States Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. Replicas of this statue can also be found in Long Beach, CA, Great Lakes, IL, West Haven, CT, Norfolk, VA, Waterloo, IA, Burlington, VT, Fort Lauderdale, FL, North Charleston, SC, and Bremerton, WA.
The plaque at this sculpture is unique to this location and reads:
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THE LONE SAILOR
THIS IS A MEMORIAL TO EVERYONE WHO EVER
SAILED OUT OF THE GOLDEN GATE IN THE
SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY - IN THE NAVY,
THE MARINE CORPS, THE COAST GUARD, THE
MERCHANT MARINE.
A SHIP HEADING FOR SEA PASSES DIRECTLY
BY THIS SPOT AT THE NORTHERN END OF THE
GOLDEN GATE. HERE THE SAILOR FEELS THE
FIRST LONG ROLL OF THE SEA, THE
BEGINNING OF THE ENDLESS HORIZON THAT
LEADS TO THE FAR PACIFIC.
THERE IS ONE LAST CHANCE TO LOOK BACK
AT THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, SHINING ON
ITS HILLS, ONE LAST CHANCE TO LOOK BACK
AT THE COASTLINE OF THE UNITED STATES,
ONE LAST CHANCE TO LOOK BACK AT HOME.
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF AMERICAN
SEAFARERS HAVE SAILED PAST THIS PLACE, IN
PEACE AND WAR, TO DEFEND THIS COUNTRY
AND ITS SEA FRONTIERS. MANY OF THEM
NEVER RETURNED. THIS MONUMENT IS
DEDICATED TO THE ORDINARY SAILORS AND
MARINES WHO SAILED FROM THIS PLACE AND
DID THEIR DUTY.
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Relevent website: [Web Link]
List if there are any visiting hours:
Open 24 hours
Entrance fees (if any):
Free
Date dedicated: 04/14/2002
Sponsor(s): San Francisco Lone Sailor Statue committee
Parking coordinates: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
Please submit at least one photo taken by you of your visit to the location (non-copyrighted photos only). Photos of yourself are preferred, but GPS photos are also accepted with the location in the background. Old vacation photos are also allowed. If you are not able to provide a photo, then please describe your visit or give a story about the visit. Please list anything that has changed since the waymark was created.
When taking photos at the memorials in this category, please keep in mind the nature of the location and do not post "goofy" or disrespectful pictures.
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