Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial
According to the National Park Service:
The Gloucester Tercentenary Permanent Memorial Association sponsored an artistic competition to commemorate Gloucester's 300th anniversary and to permanently memorialize the thousands of fishermen lost at sea in the first three centuries of Gloucester's history . . . The Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial is viewed by thousands of visitors annually and has become a symbol of the city, commemorating Gloucester's link to the sea. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
An inscription below the monument reads, "They That Go Down To The Sea In Ships 1623-1923".
Uploaded on August 13, 2012