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Lost at Sea Historical Markers

Markers honoring merchant mariners, fishermen/women, crew and passengers who have been lost at sea during warfare and peacetime. Excluded: military personnel (in war or peace); aircraft; vessels lost with no people lost.
 
By cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), August 3, 2011
Graveyard of the Great Lakes Marker
101 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Paradise — Graveyard of the Great Lakes —
Near North Whitefish Point Road 0.5 miles north of West Sandy Lane, on the left when traveling north.
102 ► Michigan, Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie — Heavy traffic on Portage Avenue —
Near West Portage Avenue near Ferris Street, on the right when traveling west.
103 ► Michigan, Emmet County, Mackinaw City — Carl D. Bradley — Sank November 18, 1958 — Thirty-three lives lost — Shipwrecks Nearby —
Near Headlands Road north of McGulpin Point Road, on the right when traveling north.
104 ► Michigan, Emmet County, Mackinaw City — Cedarville — Sank May 7, 1965 — Ten lives lost — Shipwrecks Nearby —
Near Headlands Road north of McGulpin Point Road, on the right when traveling north.
105 ► Michigan, Emmet County, Mackinaw City — Eber Ward — Sank April 20, 1909 — Five lives lost — Shipwrecks Nearby —
Near Headlands Road north of McGulpin Point Road, on the right when traveling north.
106 ► Michigan, Emmet County, Mackinaw City — James W. Bennett — Sank November 14, 1876 — Five lives lost — Shipwrecks Nearby —
Near Headlands Road north of McGulpin Point Road, on the right when traveling north.
107 ► Michigan, Huron County, Harbor Beach — Daniel J. Morrell — The Cambria Steamship Co. —
On Ritchie Drive 0.3 miles east of North Lakeshore Road.
108 ► Michigan, Huron County, Harbor Beach — Shipwrecks of the Harbor Beach Area —
On Trescott Street near Resort Road, on the left when traveling east.
109 ► Michigan, Huron County, Harbor Beach — The Great Storm of 1913 —
On Trescott Street near Resort Road.
110 ► Michigan, Huron County, Port Hope, Rubicon Township — Daniel J. Morrell —
Near Park Drive near Gulick Drive.
111 ► Michigan, Huron County, Port Hope, Rubicon Township — Life Saving Service, Station 2 —
Near Park Drive near Gulick Drive.
112 ► Michigan, Huron County, Port Hope, Rubicon Township — Storm of 1913 —
On Park Drive near Gulick Drive.
113 ► Michigan, Huron County, Port Hope, Rubicon Township — The Great Lakes —
Near Park Drive near Gulick Drive.
114 ► Michigan, Leelanau County, Empire — Of Wrecks and Water Trails — Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore —
Near Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive 2.1 miles west of South Dune Highway, on the right when traveling south.
115 ► Michigan, Marquette County, Marquette — Picnic Rocks Memorial —
Near North Lakeshore Boulevard at Picnic Rocks Drive, on the right when traveling north.
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116 ► Michigan, Mason County, Ludington — L0484 — S.S. Pere Marquette 18 —
On Lakeshore Drive (State Highway 116) at Court Street, on the left when traveling north on Lakeshore Drive.
117 ► Michigan, Mason County, Ludington — S0318 — Armistice Day Storm —
On Lakeshore Drive (State Highway 116) north of Pere Marquette Street, on the left when traveling north.
118 ► Michigan, Oakland County, Rochester — 1937-1947 —
Near Sixth Street.
119 ► Michigan, Oceana County, Pentwater — S571 — Graveyard of Ships / Veterans' Day Storm —
On South Hancock Street (Business U.S. 31) north of Fifth Street, on the right when traveling south.
120 ► Michigan, Ottawa County, Grand Haven — Coast Guard Cutters on the Great Lakes —
Near South Harbor Drive just west of Y Drive, on the right when traveling west.
121 ► Michigan, Ottawa County, Grand Haven — 1831 — Shipwrecks and the Coast Guard / The Escanaba —
On South Harbor Drive west of Y Drive, on the right when traveling west.
122 ► Michigan, Presque Isle County, Rogers City — 2186 — Forty Mile Point Lighthouse / Lake Huron Graveyard of Ships —
Near County Park Road 0.2 miles north of U.S. 23 when traveling north.
123 ► Michigan, Presque Isle County, Rogers City — The Bunkhouse —
Near County Park Road 0.2 miles north of U.S. 23 when traveling north.
124 ► Michigan, Presque Isle County, Rogers City, Rogers Township — Rogers City Sailors Memorial —
On North Lake Street at East Michigan Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Lake Street.
125 ► Michigan, Sanilac County, Port Sanilac — S0110 — The Great Storm of 1913 —
Near South Lakeshore Road (State Highway 25) 1 mile E. Washington Road.
126 ► Michigan, Schoolcraft County, Manistique — Carl D. Bradley —
On Lakeshore Drive (U.S. 2), on the left when traveling west.
127 ► Michigan, Schoolcraft County, Thompson — The Christmas Tree Ship —
On unnamed road 0.1 miles east of U.S. 2, on the right when traveling east.
128 ► Michigan, Schoolcraft County, Thompson, Thompson Township — S696 — Christmas Tree Ship / Thompson —
On unnamed road 0.1 miles east of U.S. 2, on the right when traveling east.
129 ► Michigan, St. Clair County, Fort Gratiot — L2219 — Lake Huron Water Supply Project / Tunnel Explosion — Registered Michigan Historic Site —
On Park Road east of Michigan Highway 25, in the median.
130 ► Michigan, St. Clair County, Marine City — The Marine City 1866 - 1880 —
On South Water Street (Michigan Route 29) at East St. Clair Street, on the right when traveling north on South Water Street.
131 ► Michigan, St. Clair County, Marine City — The R.G. Coburn — 1870 - 1871 —
On South Water Street near Broadway Street, on the right when traveling north.
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132 ► Michigan, St. Clair County, Marine City — Titanic Memorial —
On South Water Street (Michigan Route 29) at Bridge Street, on the right when traveling north on South Water Street.
133 ► Michigan, St. Clair County, Port Huron — Commerce & Catastrophe —
On Quay Street at Fort Street, on the right when traveling east on Quay Street.
134 ► Michigan, St. Clair County, Port Huron — Great Storm of 1913 and Sailors Memorial —
On Thomas Edison Parkway at Elmwood Street, on the right when traveling north on Thomas Edison Parkway.
135 ► Michigan, St. Clair County, Port Huron — The Storm —
Near Omar Street.
136 ► Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit, Belle Isle — S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald —
On The Strand west of Inselruhe Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
137 ► Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit, Belle Isle — S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald — 1958 - 1975 —
On The Strand west of Inselruhe Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
138 ► Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit, Belle Isle — S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald — Anchor —
On The Strand near Picnic Way, on the right when traveling east.
139 ► Minnesota, Goodhue County, Red Wing — The Sea Wing Disaster / Victims of the Sea Wing Disaster —
Near Broad Street at Levee Road.
140 ► Minnesota, Saint Louis County, Duluth, Canal Park — The Wreck of the Mataafa —
Near Canal Park Drive at Morse Street, on the right when traveling north.
141 ► Minnesota, Wabasha County, Lake City — The Sea Wing Disaster —
On North Lakeshore Drive (U.S. 61 / 63) north of West Clay Street, on the right when traveling north.
142 ► Missouri, Buchanan County, St. Joseph, Washington Township — William Mitchelhill — August 27th 1870 - May 7th 1915 — In Memoriam —
Near Mount Mora Road.
143 ► Nebraska, Knox County, Niobrara — 101 — The Sage Brothers —
Near Walnut Street (Outlaw Trail Scenic Byway) (State Highway 12) at Spruce Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
144 ► New Hampshire, Rockingham County, Portsmouth — CMoMM (SS) Arthur L. Stanton Chief of the Boat (COB) — Albacore — Portsmouth Submarine Memorial Association —
Near Submarine Way north of Bypass U.S. 1, on the left when traveling west.
145 ► New Hampshire, Rockingham County, Portsmouth — New Hampshire's Lost Boat — USS Capelin SS 289 —
Near Submarine Way north of Bypass U.S. 1, on the left when traveling west.
146 ► New Jersey, Atlantic County, Atlantic City — Dedicated to the Men and Women Who Lost Their Lives at Sea —
Near North Rhode Island Avenue north of Parkside Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
147 ► New Jersey, Atlantic County, Atlantic City — Lighthouse History / Absecon Lighthouse Facts — Absecon Lighthouse —
On Pacific Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
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148 ► New Jersey, Atlantic County, Atlantic City — The Whaling Bark Stafford — Absecon Lighthouse —
On Pacific Avenue at S Rhode Island Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Pacific Avenue.
149 ► New Jersey, Atlantic County, Atlantic City — USCS Steamer Robert J. Walker / Assistant Keepers' Dwelling —
On South Vermont Avenue at Pacific Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Vermont Avenue.
150 ► New Jersey, Camden County, Camden, Central Waterfront — U.S. Merchant Marine and U.S. Navy Armed Guard —
Near South Delaware Avenue south of Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
151 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — Cape May County Fishermans Memorial —
On Missouri Avenue at Baltimore Avenue on Missouri Avenue.
152 ► New Jersey, Mercer County, Trenton, South Trenton — 1912 —
On Lamberton Street near New Jersey Route 29, on the left when traveling north.
153 ► New Jersey, Monmouth County, Asbury Park — S.S. Morro Castle Disaster —
Near Ocean Avenue at 5th Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
154 ► New Jersey, Ocean County, Barnegat Light — U.S. Merchant Marine WW II Memorial —
Near Broadway, on the right when traveling north.
155 ► New Jersey, Ocean County, Surf City — USS Murphy —
On Long Beach Boulevard (County Road 607) just north of North 11th Street, on the right when traveling north.
156 ► New York, Bronx County, Bronx, Hunts Point — General Slocum Disaster — City of New York Parks & Recreation —
Near Viele Avenue at Tiffany Street, on the left when traveling west.
157 ► New York, Cayuga County, Union Springs — 282 — The Frontenac —
On New York State Route 90 at Dills Beach Road, on the right when traveling south on New York State Route 90.
158 ► New York, Chautauqua County, Brocton — Ships and Shipwrecks at Lake Erie State Park —
Near East Trail north of Traffic Circle, on the right when traveling west.
159 ► New York, Chautauqua County, Dunkirk — Eastern Basin Shipwrecks — A Watery Record of Mishaps — Maritime Heritage —
On Central Avenue 0.1 miles north of Lake Shore Drive West ( Route 5), on the left when traveling north.
160 ► New York, Delaware County, Margaretville — The Buy-Out Program —
On Main Street (New York State Route 30) just east of Fair Street, on the right when traveling east.
161 ► New York, Erie County, Buffalo, First Ward — Penobscot-Morania Collision —
Near Fuhrmann Boulevard near The Skyway ( Route 5).
162 ► New York, Erie County, Buffalo, Waterfront — The Legend of John Maynard — Immortalized in a poem by Theodor Fontane —
On Erie Street 0.2 miles west of Marine Drive, on the left when traveling north.
163 ► New York, Nassau County, East Rockaway — Historic Waterfront — Tragic Ocean Shipwrecks off East Rockaway —
Near Main Street at Althouse Avenue.
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164 ► New York, Nassau County, Freeport — Two Shipwrecks and the Life Saving Service —
On Woodcleft Avenue south of Hamilton Street, on the left when traveling south.
165 ► New York, Nassau County, Long Beach — Wreck of the Mexico (1837) —
Near Boardwalk at Lincoln Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
166 ► New York, Nassau County, Lynbrook — The Wreck of the Mexico - January 2, 1837 —
Near Merrick Road.
167 ► New York, Nassau County, Lynbrook, Hempstead — The Wreck of the Bristol - November 21, 1836 — Bristol and Mexico Monument, MARINERS BURYING GROUND —
On Merrick Road near Ocean Avenue.
168 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Alphabet City — Slocum Memorial Fountain — Tompkins Square Park —
Near East 9th Street.
169 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Battery Park — American Merchant Mariners' Memorial —
Near Battery Place at West Street.
170 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Battery Park — American Merchant Mariners' Memorial —
Near Admiral George H. Dewey Prominade.
171 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Bloomingdale — Isidor and Ida Straus —
On Broadway north of West 106th Street, on the right when traveling south.
172 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Bloomingdale — Straus Park — 1912 — City of New York Parks & Recreation —
Near Broadway just south of West 107th Street, on the right when traveling south.
173 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, East Village — General Slocum Disaster Centennial — 1904 - 2004 —
On East 6th Street, on the left when traveling east.
174 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — Titanic Memorial Lighthouse —
On Pearl and Fulton Street.
175 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — Wireless Operators Memorial —
On State Street at Pearl Street on State Street.
176 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Hamilton Heights — Stephen H. Tyng Jr —
Near West 155th Street north of Riverside Drive.
177 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Meatpacking District — Disaster at Sea —
Near Hudson River Greenway.
178 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Meatpacking District — The Unsinkable Ship — Titanic —
Near Eleventh Avenue near West 13th Street.
179 ► New York, Niagara County, Lewiston — The Cibola Anchor —
On Plain Street at Niagara Street on Plain Street.
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180 ► New York, Orleans County, Albion — Erie Canal Spurs Albion's Growth and Prosperity —
On North Platt Street 0.1 miles north of East Bank Street, on the right when traveling north.
181 ► New York, Queens County, Queens, Astoria — 301 — General Slocum Disaster — Astoria Park —
On Shore Boulevard 0.4 miles south of Ditmars Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
182 ► New York, Queens County, Queens, Middle Village — General Slocum Disaster Memorial —
Near Metropolitan Ave.
183 ► New York, Richmond County, Staten Island, Fort Wadsworth — The Four Chaplains —
Near South Weed Road.
184 ► New York, Richmond County, Staten Island, St. George — In Memory of the Staten Island Ferry passengers —
On Ferry Terminal Viaduct east of Bay Street, on the right when traveling north.
185 ► New York, St. Lawrence County, Chippewa Bay, Dark Island — Shipwrecks in Surrounding Waters —
Near County Route 6.
186 ► New York, Suffolk County, Montauk Point — Lost At Sea —
Near Old Montauk Highway.
187 ► New York, Suffolk County, Patchogue — The Wreck of the Louis V. Place —
On Montauk Highway (Route 27A) at River Drive on Montauk Highway.
188 ► New York, Suffolk County, Patchogue — The Wreck of the Nahum Chapin —
Near Montauk Highway at Riverview Avenue.
189 ► New York, Warren County, Hague — The Wreck of the Steamboat John Jay — Lakes to Locks Passage — Lake George Region —
On Lake Shore Drive (New York State Route 9N) south of Graphite Mountain Road ( Route 8), on the right when traveling north.
190 ► New York, Warren County, Lake George — Ethan Allen tour boat tragedy —
On Lower Amherst Street, on the right when traveling east.
191 ► New York, Wayne County, Pultneyville — Wreck of the St. Peter — National Register of Historic Places —
Near Foreman Park 0.1 miles north of Lake Road.
192 ► New York, Westchester County, Ossining — 24 — The Collyer Family — A Shipbuilding Dynasty on the Hudson — Dale Cemetery Heritage Trail —
Near Havell Street at Jenkins Court.
193 ► North Carolina, Chatham County, Pittsboro — H-10 — Captain Johnston Blakeley —
On NC-87 (State Highway 87) at East Perry Road/Chicken Bridge Road, on the right when traveling north on NC-87.
194 ► North Carolina, Currituck County, Corolla — A-33 — Wreck Of The Metropolis —
On Ocena Trail (State Highway 12) at Albacore Street, on the right when traveling north on Ocena Trail.
195 ► North Carolina, Hyde County, Ocracoke — Welcome to Ocracoke… — Outer Banks National Scenic Byway —
On Water Plant Road at NPS Road, on the left when traveling east on Water Plant Road.
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196 ► Ohio, Adams County, Peebles — The Shawnee And The King Of The Serpents
Near Horner Chapel Road (Ohio Route 73) 0.9 miles west of Horner Chapel Road (Route T-116), on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
197 ► Ohio, Ashtabula County, Ashtabula — American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial —
On Walnut Boulevard east of Hulbert Avenue, in the median.
198 ► Ohio, Lucas County, Toledo, East Toledo — America's Submarines Of The Great Lakes —
On South Marina Drive, on the left when traveling north.
199 ► Ohio, Lucas County, Toledo, Southside — Inuksuk — (in-uk-shuk) Inuit translation: "something resembling a man." —
Near Hippo Way, on the right when traveling south.
200 ► Ohio, Lucas County, Whitehouse — Whitehouse Veterans Memorial Park —
On Providence Street (Ohio Route 64) just south of Maumee Street, on the right when traveling south.

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