Whalemen Memorial - New London, CT
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N 41° 21.082 W 072° 05.870
18T E 742789 N 4581827
The Whalemen Memorial is located in Tyler Square Park on Bank Street in New London, CT.
Waymark Code: WMYQVV
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 07/13/2018
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New London was once the second largest whaling port in America. On September 4, 1937 the Whalemen Memorial was erected to honor the all those who set out to hunt whales from the port of new London. The memorial was designed by P. Leroy Harwood and created by Gorham and Co. A large whale oil kettle that once was used to render oil from the blubber of whales is topped by three harpoons tied together to from a tripod and set on a circular concrete base. On the kettle is the inscription:
DEDICATED TO
THE MEMORY OF
THE WHALEMEN
OF THE PORT
OF NEW LONDON
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Date dedicated: 09/04/1937
Sponsor(s): City of New London, CT
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