Mexico Beach in Bay County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Vamar

(formerly Eleanor Bolling)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 15, 2014

1. Vamar Marker

Inscription.
Built in 1919 for the British Navy, this 170-foot steamer originally was christened Kilmarnock. Admiral Richard E. Byrd purchased the ship for use in his Antarctic expedition of 1928-30 and renamed her Eleanor Bolling in honor of his mother.

Sold to a lumber company and again renamed, Vamar sank here under mysterious circumstances in 1942.

State Underwater Archaeological Preserve
A Florida Heritage Site

Erected by State Underwater Archaeological Preserve.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1919.

Location. 29° 57.211′ N, 85° 25.683′ W. Marker is in Mexico Beach, Florida, in Bay County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 98 and Canal Parkway, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 98. Marker is located in the Mexico Beach Visitors Center parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 Canal Parkway, Mexico Beach FL 32410, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Florida Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Crèvecoeur (approx. 4.2 miles away); Dr. Joseph P. Hendrix Memorial Park (approx. 12.3

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miles away); Shipyard Cove (approx. 12.3 miles away); St. Joseph Catholic Mission Church (approx. 12.6 miles away); The Florida Constitution (approx. 13.6 miles away); Old St. Joseph Cemetery (approx. 13.9 miles away); St. Joseph Cemetery Burial Register (approx. 13.9 miles away); Saint Joseph Cemetery (approx. 13.9 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Florida's First Railroad (was approx. 13½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Eleanor Boling - Vamar - Lumbership Wreck. Mexico Beach Artificial Reef Association (Submitted on May 16, 2014, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Vamar Marker (<i>pedestal view</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 15, 2014

2. Vamar Marker (pedestal view)

View showing the cubic cement pedestal upon which this marker is mounted.

Vamar Marker (<i>Visitor Center view</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 15, 2014

3. Vamar Marker (Visitor Center view)

View from behind the marker showing the Mexico Beach Visitor Center and parking lot in the background.

Vamar Marker (<i>canal view</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 15, 2014

4. Vamar Marker (canal view)

View of marker showing Canal Parkway and the canal in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2017. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2014, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,013 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 16, 2014, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.