USS Constitution - New Bedford, MA
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Metro2
N 41° 38.046 W 070° 55.264
19T E 339990 N 4610934
This Monument is located along the waterfront in New Bedford.
Waymark Code: WMMA35
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 08/19/2014
Views: 4
This monument consists of a granite block about 3 1/2 feet tall with a beveled top. The block has the engraved words:
"U.S.S. CONSTITUTION
1797 1997"
with a depiction of that ship.
The plaque on the beveled top reads:
"NEAR THIS SITE
WAS LOCATED THE SHIPYARD OF
COLONEL GEORGE CLAGHORN
BUILDER OF THE U.S. FRIGATE CONSTITUTION
AND SHIP REBECCA THE FIRST WHALER
TO DOUBLE CAPE HORN.
HIS SERVICE IN THE WAR OF THE
REVOLUTION COVERED A PERIOD
OF FIVE YEARS - AS FIRST
LIEUTENANT-CAPTAIN-MAJOR.
PLACED BY
NEW BEDFORD CHAPTER
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
1930"
Relevent website: [Web Link]
List if there are any visiting hours:
24/7
Entrance fees (if any):
0
Date dedicated: 01/01/1930
Sponsor(s): DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Parking coordinates: Not Listed
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