Seafarers Memorial - Bar Harbor, Maine
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denben
N 44° 23.412 W 068° 12.799
19T E 562656 N 4915513
The memorial 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: WM16X2F
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2022
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The memorial consists of a plaque on a rock next to a nautical mast and an anchor. It 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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Parking coordinates: N 44° 23.394 W 068° 12.788
Date dedicated: 06/13/1999
Sponsor(s): Bar Harbor municipality
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