Sailboat Wreck Anchor - Ocean City MD Boardwalk
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sfwife
N 38° 19.538 W 075° 05.275
18S E 492315 N 4241949
Anchor on the Ocean City MD Boardwalk
Waymark Code: WM268R
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 09/11/2007
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Inscription on plaque at Anchor:
This two and one half ton anchor was recovered from an 1870's shipwreck, known locally as the Sailboat Wreck.
It was located by the commercial clam vessel STAR LIGHT, 19.6 nautical miles NNE of Assateague Island Lighthouse in 15 fathoms of water.
Presented to the museum in memory of BMC William H. Parker, USCG 1924-1946.
"God is Our Anchor and Strength" Gift of Mr. & Mrs. A. Wayne Watson 1981
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