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United States Merchant Seamen Memorial

 
 
United States Merchant Seamen Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 14, 2017
1. United States Merchant Seamen Memorial Marker
Inscription. To the memory of the United States Merchant Seamen who lost their lives serving the United States of America.

Donations: National Maritime Union of America, International Organization of Masters Mates and Pilots, Seafarers International Union of North America, District 1 Pacific Coast District M.E.B.A., Propeller Club of U.S. Port of Baltimore. Anchor: Capt. James M. Fesmire Jr.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World IIWaterways & Vessels.
 
Location. 39° 16.9′ N, 76° 36.686′ W. Memorial is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in the Inner Harbor. It is on Key Highway. The marker is on the waterfront of the Baltimore Inner Harbor in front of the Maryland Science Center. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Baltimore MD 21202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.

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Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Private Armed Schooner of Baltimore (within shouting distance of this marker); A History of Firsts in Baltimore (within shouting distance of this marker); Generating Electricity from the Sun (within shouting distance of this marker); Jake's Skatepark (within shouting distance of this marker); Van's Bird and Butterfly Garden (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rash Field and the Inner Harbor Story (about 500 feet away); Pride of Baltimore (about 500 feet away); Millspaugh Porch Swing (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. The Olmsted Legacy (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Port of Baltimore (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Baltimore’s Part in Saving the Bay (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
 
United States Merchant Seamen Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 14, 2017
2. United States Merchant Seamen Memorial Marker
United States Merchant Seamen Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 14, 2017
3. United States Merchant Seamen Memorial Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 530 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 23, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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