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Titanic’s Center Anchor
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By Bill Coughlin, August 7, 2012 | |
| | | 1. Titanic’s Center Anchor Marker | | |
Inscription.
The center anchor weighed 16.8 US tons, almost twice the weight of the standard port and starboard anchors which weighed 8.84 US tons each. The replica of this anchor will give you an idea how massive the center anchor was on the Titanic.
Location. 35° 49.25′ N, 83° 34.72′ W. Marker is in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, in Sevier County. Marker is on Parkway (U.S. 441), on the right when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is located at the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2134 Parkway, Pigeon Forge TN 37863, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Titanic Eternal Flame (a few steps from this marker); Shiloh Church (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Shiloh Church (approx. half a mile away); Wear's Fort (approx. one mile away); Unionists Within the Confederacy (approx. 2.6 miles away); Sevier County Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); Nancy Academy (approx. 2.8 miles away); John Porter McCown (approx. 2.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Pigeon Forge.
More about this marker. A photo, by Bruce Beveridge, at the bottom of the marker shows a man standing next to the actual anchor. It has a caption of “Titanic – The Ship Magnificent.”| | | | 
By Bill Coughlin, August 7, 2012 | |
| | | 2. Titanic’s Center Anchor Marker | | |
Also see . . .
1. Online tour of the Titanic. Titanic Museum webpage. (Submitted on August 16, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)
2. The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912. EyeWitness to History.com website. (Submitted on August 16, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)
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By Bill Coughlin, August 7, 2012 | |
| | | 3. Titanic’s Center Anchor | | This was one of three anchors that were on the RMS Titanic. | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, August 7, 2012 | |
| | | 4. Marker at the Titanic Museum | | This two-story museum shaped like the RMS Titanic. The Anchor marker can be seen on the left of the photo. | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on August 16, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 150 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 16, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.
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