The Gloucester Compass Rose - Gloucester, MA - Maritime Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com

In Gloucester, near the Gloucester Maritime Museum, is this sculpture, titled "The Gloucester Compass Rose," dedicated to those who are associated with the ocean.

The sculpture is located on a place of land between the parking lot to the maritime museum and the road.

The sculpture is round, with stone and mortar as the base and glass laid in bronze in the circle. The northerly cardinal point has a pointer. The other three have larger eye-shaped pieces. Other points have small orange pieces. Instead of directions, there are names: "Columbus", "St. Brendan" at the north and south points, resp. Along the edge are dog paw print designs - don't know why this is part of a maritime memorial, but whatever.

Nearby is a stone with a plaque with the following:

"Maritime Gloucester dedicates
The Gloucester Compass Rose
To All Those Who Harvest and Preserve
The Bounty of Our Great Oceans
May 24, 2014

Donor: Matthew F. Collins
Artist: Mark W. Read Designer: jeffrey M. Harbinson"

Relevent website: [Web Link] List if there are any visiting hours: None Entrance fees (if any): None Date dedicated: 05/24/2014 Sponsor(s): Maritime Gloucester, Donor: Matthew F. Collins Parking coordinates: Not Listed

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