Fraternal Order of Police Memorial Park - Port Royal, SC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 32° 22.519 W 080° 41.429
17S E 529115 N 3582080
Open space, traveling buoy and eternal light.
Waymark Code: WMT1P0
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 09/10/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
Views: 5

County of park: Beaufort County.
Location of Park: 9th St. & London Ave., Port Royal.
Park Is an open space, no picnic tables or other improvements, except an old buoy.

Marker Text on Buoy:

TRAVELING BUOY
On or about April 20, 1970, this buoy broke from its mooring in Port Royal Sound and traveled 6,000 miles to Scotland.

One year and one day later it was observed off the coast of Scotland and towed by a British ship to port. The buoy was returned to Charleston in late 1973 at a cost of L39 sterling ($92.06 or 1.5 cents per mile). The buoy was returned to Port Royal by the Port Royal Clay Company.

In June 1992, the buoy was placed in the Fraternal Order of Police Memorial Park on London Avenue, where its light is kept burning in commemoration of all fallen police officers in the United States.

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