Hoog water 1906 en 1953 St. Jacobsstraat - Vlissingen, NL
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Becktracker
N 51° 26.616 E 003° 34.525
31U E 539989 N 5699313
Two metal plates indicating the flood heights of the disasters in 1906 and 1953 in Vlissingen.
Waymark Code: WM155MZ
Location: Zeeland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 10/21/2021
Views: 4
At the St Jacobsstraat in Vlissingen I saw in the wall of a building (Ray's Boutique, St. Jacobsstraat 31) two stainless steel plates. The lower one indicated the hight of the flood from 12 march 1906 and the higher one the hight of the flood of 1 february 1953. Both times, the centre of Vlissingen was flooded heavily. I couldn't find out online who placed the plates and when.
Natural or man made event?: Natural
What type of marker?: stainless steel plates
When did this occur?: 1906, 1953
Website related to the event..: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
A picture showing the level along with any markers telling of what had occurred can be used. Better yet would be a picture of you or someone standing next to the high level mark, that would show if you would have been just wading or completely submersed.