Fraternal Order of Police Memorial Park (Buoy Park) - Port Royal, SC - Municipal Parks and Plazas on Waymarking.com

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 £39 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.

Name: Fraternal Order of Police Memorial Park Street Location: London Avenue at the intersection of 9th Street Local Municipality: Port Royal State/Province, etc.: South Carolina Country: United States Web Site: [Web Link] Memorial/Commemoration: Fallen Police Memorial Date Established: 1992 Picnic Facilities: 2 benches. Monuments/Statues: Buoy Police Memorial Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): None Fountains: None Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Harbor River Traditional Geocaches: The Missing Buoy by DevilDogs | GCJRGE | South Carolina Recreational Facilities: Not listed Special Events: Not listed

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