Anchor - Oak Leaf - Gibraltar, MI
N 42° 05.555 W 083° 11.361
17T E 318941 N 4662374
Anchor from the schooner Oak Leaf.
Waymark Code: WM1591P
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 11/11/2021
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Historical Marker Text:
The Munro's were a family of shipbuilders and sea captains. Hector Munro (1818-1884) was a Gibraltar pioneer settler who made his way from Scotland to this waterfront community with his family in 1875 to work in the shipyards. All of his sons sailed the family's schooners.
Pictured is Hector's youngest son William (1869-1958) or Skip as he was known. He captained the schooner Oak Leaf in the late 1800's.
On Dec 20, 1954 Warsaw Street was officially changed to Munro Avenue as a tribute to the Munro family.
The Gibraltar Municipal Complex is located on Munro Avenue.
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