Cape Elizabeth in Cumberland County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
Annie C. McGuire Shipwreck Memorial
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 18, 1998
1. Annie C. McGuire Shipwreck Memorial Marker
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.
Location. 43° 37.395′ N, 70° 12.459′ W. Marker is in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, in Cumberland County. Marker is on Off Shore Road. The marker is on the grounds of Portland Head Light-Fort Williams Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cape Elizabeth ME 04107, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Portland Head Light (a few steps from this marker); Lighthouse Bicentennial (within shouting distance of this marker); Coast Guard Day (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Portland Head Light (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.S. Eagle 56 (PE-56) (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); U.S.S. Eagle-56 (PE-56) (about 400 feet away); Civilian Conservation Corps (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cape Elizabeth.
Regarding Annie C. McGuire Shipwreck Memorial. Annie C. Maguire
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History
United Kingdom
Name: Annie C.
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Launched: 1853
Fate: Wrecked, 24 December 1886
General characteristics [1]
Type: Barque
Tonnage: 1,363 tons
Length: 188 ft (57 m)
Complement: 14
Annie C. Maguire was a British three-masted bark, sailing from Buenos Aires on 24 December 1886, when she struck the ledge at Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Lighthouse Keeper Joshua Strout, his son, wife, and volunteers rigged an ordinary ladder as a gangplank between the shore and the ledge the ship was heeled against. Captain O'Neil, the ship's master, his wife, two mates and the nine-man crew clambered onto the ledge and then, one by one, crossed the ladder to safety.
The cause of the wreck is puzzling since visibility was not a problem. Members of the crew reported they "plainly saw Portland Light before the disaster and are unable to account for same."
Today, letters painted on the rocks below the lighthouse commemorate the wreck and the Christmas Eve rescue
Photographed By Craig Doda, July 2, 2018
2. Annie C. McGuire Shipwreck Memorial
Photographed By Craig Doda, July 2, 2018
3. Annie C. McGuire Shipwreck Memorial
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 18, 1998
4. Portland Head Light
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 18, 1998
5. U.S. Coast Guard Light Station Portland Head, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 18, 1998
6. Sign at the entrance to Fort Williams Park
Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 903 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 26, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 2, 3. submitted on December 5, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 26, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
