Gloucester Fishermen’s Memorial

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bronze sculpture monument outdoor sculpture tourist attraction war memorial

The Gloucester Fishermen’s Memorial is a historic bronze statue and monument in Gloucester, Massachusetts, honoring the thousands of local fishermen lost at sea.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Fishermen’s Wives Memorial	2
Gloucester Fishermen's Memorial	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bronze sculpture ⓘ monument ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ war memorial ⓘ
architect	Henry Hudson Kitson ⓘ surface form: Henry A. Kitson
category	Bronze sculptures in Massachusetts ⓘ Fishing monuments and memorials ⓘ Maritime memorial ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in Massachusetts ⓘ Tourist attractions in Essex County, Massachusetts ⓘ
commemorates	fishermen lost at sea from Gloucester ⓘ thousands of local fishermen lost at sea ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
depicts	Gloucester fisherman ⓘ fisherman at the wheel ⓘ
designer	Leonard Craske ⓘ
hasCoordinateLocation	approximately 42.610°N 70.675°W ⓘ
hasPart	bronze statue of a fisherman ⓘ granite base ⓘ inscribed plaques ⓘ
height	about 8 feet ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Register of Historic Places ⓘ surface form: National Register of Historic Places listing
heritageDesignationDate	1996 ⓘ
inception	1925 ⓘ
inscription	They that go down to the sea in ships ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage	English ⓘ
inspiredBy	Psalm 107:23 ⓘ
locatedIn	Essex County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	Stacy Boulevard ⓘ
location	Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ surface form: Gloucester, Massachusetts
materialUsed	bronze ⓘ granite ⓘ
nearby	Boulevard walk along Gloucester Harbor ⓘ Fitz Henry Lane Park ⓘ
NRHPType	contributing property in historic district ⓘ
overlooks	Gloucester Harbor ⓘ
purpose	to honor fishermen lost at sea ⓘ
sculptor	Leonard Craske ⓘ
subjectOf	local commemorative ceremonies ⓘ postcards and photographs of Gloucester ⓘ
symbolOf	Gloucester’s fishing heritage ⓘ New England maritime tradition ⓘ
unveiledOn	August 23, 1925 ⓘ

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subject surface form: Gloucester, Massachusetts

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this entity surface form: Gloucester Fishermen's Memorial