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Turn of the Century Anchor

 
 
Turn of the Century Anchor Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, August 21, 2024
1. Turn of the Century Anchor Marker
Inscription.
Turn of the century anchor lost
from early day square rigger
in the Bering Sea
recovered by the ship Tanana
of the Alaska S.S. Co. - 1967
Capt. M.D. Stewart, Master

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1967.
 
Location. 47° 38.722′ N, 122° 18.547′ W. Marker is in Seattle, Washington, in King County. It is in Montlake. It is on West Park Drive East. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2815 W Park Dr E, Seattle WA 98112, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Washington’s Puget Sound Region. It is also on the American Pacific Coast, in the Pacific Northwest, and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, in the Cascade Range, in the Inside Passage, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Seattle Yacht Club - Main Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Naval Training Station Seattle (approx. 0.3 miles away); 1890 Seattle Fire Department Bell (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Old Shell House (approx. half a mile away); L'Amourita (approx. 0.7 miles away); Honoring the 11 “Mercer Girls” (approx. 0.7 miles away); George Washington (approx. Ύ mile away); United Confederate Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Seattle.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Statue of Washington (was approx. Ύ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
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Turn of the Century Anchor Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, August 21, 2024
2. Turn of the Century Anchor Marker
Turn of the Century Anchor Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, August 21, 2024
3. Turn of the Century Anchor Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 163 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on February 8, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
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