Kennebunkport in York County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)

Anchor to Windward Monument

George H. W. Bush Memorial

Anchor to Windward Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., July 26, 2025

1. Anchor to Windward Marker

Inscription. For our Friend and 41st President
George H.W. Bush

An “Anchor to Windward”

As he was for our nation and world during four years of tumultuous and historic change, so, too, has Kennebunkport served, in the words of St. Paul, “as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast to him.”
Presented by those who love him as much as he loves this special place.

Erected 2009.

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics.

Location. 43° 20.647′ N, 70° 27.783′ W. Marker is in Kennebunkport, Maine, in York County. It is on Ocean Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 232 Ocean Ave, Kennebunkport ME 04046, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is on Southern Maine Coast.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Our President George H. W. Bush (here, next to this marker); Vatican Pavilion Sculpture (approx. 1.1 miles away); Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Kennebunk River Drawbridge (approx. 1.4 miles away); Bridge changes as town evolves (approx. 1.4 miles away); Shipbuilding along the Kennebunk River (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Battle of Cape Porpoise (Goat Island) (approx. 2.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kennebunkport.

Anchor to Windward Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., July 26, 2025

2. Anchor to Windward Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2025, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 295 times since then and 136 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2025, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.