Hell Roaring Mike - San Francisco, CA
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N 37° 48.305 W 122° 24.165
10S E 552575 N 4184357
"Hell Roaring Mike” Healy (of Irish descendant) became the first captain of the Bear, the most famous revenue cutter that ever sailed out of San Francisco to rescue whalers stranded in the frozen Bering Sea and the Arctic ice.
Waymark Code: WM17K9C
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/03/2023
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The text on the plaque reads:
"On board the famous United States Revenue Service Cutter Bear, Captain Michael Healy, wearing his gold braid cap, entertained local Innuit visitors in the summer of 1895. Son of an Irish soldier turned Georgia planter, and an octoroon slave, “Hell Roaring Mike” Healy became the first captain of the Bear, the most famous revenue cutter that ever sailed out of San Francisco to rescue whalers stranded in the frozen Bering Sea and the Arctic ice. From 1877 to 1896, his independent command was charged with “protecting the interests of the government” with almost unlimited discretion as to how to carry out his dangerous missions. Captain Michael Healy became famous as the most skillful and knowledgeable captain of the Arctic waters."
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