Nautical Flagpole Honoring Seafarers - Bar Harbor, Maine
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denben
N 44° 23.411 W 068° 12.798
19T E 562658 N 4915512
This nautical flagpole stands in a park dedicated to Bar Harbor sailors who lost their lives at sea. The park is located between historic West Street and Frenchman Bay, near the La Rochelle Mansion and Museum in Bar Harbor, Maine.
Waymark Code: WM16X24
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2022
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The plaque on a rock next to the nautical flagpole and an anchor reads:
"THIS PARK IS DEDICATED TO OUR SEAFARERS,
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
THOSE WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST.
"ETERNAL FATHER, STRONG TO SAVE
WHOSE ARM DOTH BIND THE RESTLESS WAVE,...
O HEAR US WHEN WE CRY TO THEE
FOR THOSE IN PERIL ON THE SEA."
FROM THE NAVY HYMN
WILLIAM WHITING, 1860
JUNE 13, 1999"
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