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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 William Fischer, Jr.
Memorial Wall #1
201 ► Ohio, Montgomery County, Riverside — USAF Texas Towers —
Near Spaatz Street.
202 ► Ohio, Portage County, Garrettsville — Hart Crane — Garrettsville, Ohio —
Near High Street near Maple Avenue.
203 ► Ohio, Tuscarawas County, Port Washington — Eckfield Square —
On Saint Clairsville Road just east of East Main Street (U.S. 36), on the left when traveling east.
204 ► Oregon, Clackamas County, Oregon City — Explosion of Steamer Gazelle —
On South McLoughlin Boulevard (Oregon Route 99E) 0.1 miles south of South 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north.
205 ► Oregon, Coos County, Coos Bay — Tugboat Ancestors —
On Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) north of Central Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
206 ► Oregon, Curry County, Gold Beach — Mary D. Hume —
On Harbor Way (U.S. 101), on the right when traveling south.
207 ► Oregon, Lincoln County, Depoe Bay — Roy Bower and Jack Chambers Memorial —
On North Coastal Highway (US 101).
208 ► Oregon, Lincoln County, Newport — United States Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG 36503 —
On SW Naterlin Drive east of Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101), on the right when traveling east.
209 ► Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Brighton Heights — Twenty-Four Residents —
Near McKees Rocks Bridge 0.2 miles south of Ohio River Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 65), on the right when traveling north.
210 ► Pennsylvania, Bradford County, Towanda — George K. Bingham —
On William Street, on the right when traveling north.
211 ► Pennsylvania, Bradford County, Towanda — United States Coast Guard — Semper Paratus —
On Main Street at U.S. 6, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
212 ► Pennsylvania, Cambria County, Saint Michael — May 31, 1889 —
Near Lake Road.
213 ► Pennsylvania, Clearfield County, Mahaffey — Last Raft —
On Burnside McGee Highway (U.S. 219) at Fire Tower Road, on the right when traveling south on Burnside McGee Highway.
214 ► Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Harrisburg, Middle Paxton Township — The Last River Raft —
On North Front Street 0.1 miles south of Fishing Creek Valley Road (Pennsylvania Route 443), on the left when traveling north.
215 ► Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Linglestown — Two Drowned Brothers —
On Linglestown Road, on the right when traveling west.
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216 ► Pennsylvania, Erie County, Erie, Harborcreek Township — Yarnall Hall — 1987 —
Near Jordan Road south of Technology Drive, on the left when traveling north.
217 ► Pennsylvania, Fayette County, Republic — Veterans Memorial —
On Legion Street (Pennsylvania Route 166) at Legion Street, on the right when traveling north on Legion Street.
218 ► Pennsylvania, Lackawanna County, Blakely — Captain Johnston Blakely —
On Main Street at Lackawanna Avenue ( Route 347), on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
219 ► Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Forty Fort — Forty Fort Cemetery Lost Graves Memorial —
Near River Street.
220 ► Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Shickshinny — Union Access —
On the Union Public Boat Launch Access Road south of U.S. 11, on the right when traveling south.
221 ► Pennsylvania, Lycoming County, Muncy — Nature's Highway —
Near Pepper Street.
222 ► Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Norristown, West Norriton Township — John Fornance — Engineer U.S.N. — Aged 27 Years. —
Near Tyler Street.
223 ► Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Navy Yard — To the lost at sea — Ai caduti del mare — May 20, 2017 —
On Constitution Avenue at South 12th Street, on the right when traveling west on Constitution Avenue.
224 ► Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Old City — 5 — Passage and Emigration —
On Market Street at Front Street, on the right when traveling east on Market Street.
225 ► Pennsylvania, Washington County, Amity — In Memory of Those Who Did Not Return —
On Ridge Church Road north of Penn Hill Road, on the right when traveling north.
226 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown, Beavertail State Park — Whale Rock Lighthouse —
On Beavertail Road south of Clarkes Village Road, on the left when traveling south.
227 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Brenton Point Maritime Memorial —
On Ocean Drive, on the left when traveling south.
228 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — S/V Marques — Lost at Sea — June 3, 1984 —
On Ocean Drive, on the left when traveling south.
229 ► Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, Downtown Providence — Major Gales and Hurricanes around Market Square — Sources: "The Civic and Architectural Development of Providence" by John Hutchins Cady — and Providence Journal Bulletin Rhode Island Almanac
On Westminster Street at Memorial Boulevard (U.S. 44), on the right when traveling west on Westminster Street. Reported damaged.
230 ► Rhode Island, Providence County, Woonsocket — Battle of the Atlantic —
On River Street north of 2nd Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
231 ► Rhode Island, Providence County, Woonsocket — Pearl Harbor —
On River Street north of 2nd Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
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232 ► Rhode Island, Washington County, Narragansett, Point Judith — The S.S. Black Point —
On Ocean Road.
233 ► South Carolina, Charleston County, Mount Pleasant — In Memoriam • USS Thresher and USS Scorpion —
On Point Pleasant Road, on the right when traveling south.
234 ► South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-3 — Hopsewee —
On S. Fraser Street (U.S. 17).
235 ► South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, Midtown - Downtown — Deluge — Augmented Reality Experience — Drake Arnold, 2025 —
On Main Street north of Lady Street, on the right when traveling north.
236 ► South Carolina, Spartanburg County, Pacolet — Pacolet River Heritage Preserve —
On Lucky Lane.
237 ► Tennessee, Haywood County, Brownsville — Richard Halliburton —
On North Grand Avenue south of Key Corner Street, on the right when traveling south.
238 ► Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville, Downtown — Earl O'Dell Henry — (1911-1945) —
On Main Street SW at Locust Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street SW.
239 ► Tennessee, Monroe County, Madisonville — 1E 95 — Lost Sea —
On Highway 68, on the right when traveling north.
240 ► Texas, Galveston County, Galveston — U.S.S. Seawolf Memorial —
Near Seawolf Park Boulevard east of Coastwide Road, on the right when traveling east.
241 ► Texas, Harris County, Houston, Central Business District — 1,000 Houstonians Join the Navy —
Near Main Street at McKinney Street when traveling south.
242 ► Texas, Matagorda County, Matagorda — 4771 — Site of Dream Colony of Jane McManus —
On Fisher Street at Laurel Street, on the left when traveling west on Fisher Street.
243 ► Texas, San Patricio County, Portland — 12181 — Site of Indian Point Mass Grave of 1919 Hurricane Victims —
Near Sunset Drive (Old State Highway 35) east of U.S. 181.
244 ► Texas, San Patricio County, Taft — 12186 — Site of White Point Mass Graves of 1919 Hurricane Victims —
On Farm to Market Road 1074.
245 ► Texas, Travis County, Austin, Blackshear-Prospect Hill — The Nine Men of Praha —
Near Navasota Street at East 7th Street.
246 ► Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Arlington National Cemetery — U.S. Coast Guard Memorial —
On Jessup Drive.
247 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Clifton — Huckbill — 1902 —
On Main Street (Virginia Route 645) at School Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
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248 ► Virginia, Lexington — 34 — Frank Padget — Boatman, Slave, Savior —
On North Main Street (Business U.S. 11) just north of West Washington Street, on the right when traveling north.
249 ► Virginia, Lynchburg, Tinbridge Hill — James River Suicide — 1891 —
Near Taylor Street just north of 4th Street, on the left when traveling north.
250 ► Virginia, Nelson County, Lovingston — Nelson Memorial Library — [Flood of 1969 Memorial] —
Near Thomas Nelson Highway (Route 29) 0.3 miles south of Callohill Drive, on the left when traveling north.
251 ► Virginia, Norfolk, West Freemason — USS Scorpion (SSN-589) —
On Bousch Street near Wisconsin Square ft of Harbor St..
252 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Sister Cities — Moss, Norway and Virginia Beach, USA —
Near Atlantic Avenue at 25th Street, on the left when traveling south.
253 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — The Wreck of the Dictator and The Norwegian Lady Statue —
Near Atlantic Avenue near 25th Street, on the left when traveling south.
254 ► Washington, Pacific County, Ilwaco — A Disastrous Year —
On North Head Road 1.6 miles north of Robert Gray Drive (Washington Route 100), on the left when traveling north.
255 ► Washington, Pierce County, Gig Harbor — Lost At Sea —
On Harborview Drive at Rosedale Street NW, on the right when traveling north on Harborview Drive.
256 ► Wisconsin, Bayfield County, Bayfield — Schooner Pretoria — Historic Shipwreck — Wisconsin’s Maritime Trails —
On South 1st Street at Wilson Street, on the right when traveling south on South 1st Street.
257 ► Wisconsin, Clark County, Dorchester — S.S. Dorchester Memorial —
Near Park Drive 0.4 miles south of Center Avenue (County Highway A), on the right when traveling south.
258 ► Wisconsin, Door County, Institute — Scow Schooner Ocean Wave — Historic Shipwreck — Wisconsin's Maritime Trails —
Near Clark Lake Road (County Road WD) 3.8 miles east of State Highway 57, on the right when traveling east.
259 ► Wisconsin, Door County, Sturgeon Bay — Fish Tug Linda E — Vanished 11 Dec. 1998 —
Near North Madison Avenue.
260 ► Wisconsin, Door County, Sturgeon Bay — Lost Great Lakes Mariners —
Near North Madison Avenue.
261 ► Wisconsin, Door County, Sturgeon Bay, Whitefish Dunes State Park — Anchors Aweigh! —
Near Clark Lake Road near Wisconsin Highway 57.
262 ► Wisconsin, Door County, Sturgeon Bay, Whitefish Dunes State Park — Keep the Boat Afloat —
Near Clark Lake Road 3.9 miles east of Wisconsin Highway 57.
263 ► Wisconsin, Door County, Sturgeon Bay, Whitefish Dunes State Park — Sailing Straight and Strong —
Near Clark Lake Road east of Wisconsin Highway 57.
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264 ► Wisconsin, Door County, Sturgeon Bay, Whitefish Dunes State Park — Ship's Skeleton —
Near Clark Lake Road 3.9 miles Wisconsin Highway 57.
265 ► Wisconsin, Door County, Sturgeon Bay, Whitefish Dunes State Park — Shipwrecks Tell Stories —
Near Clark Lake Road 3.9 miles east of Wisconsin Highway 57.
266 ► Wisconsin, Door County, Sturgeon Bay, Whitefish Dunes State Park — Why Do Ships Wreck? —
On Clark Lake Road 3.9 miles east of Wisconsin Highway 57.
267 ► Wisconsin, Douglas County, Superior — 633 — S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald —
On Marina Drive.
268 ► Wisconsin, Manitowoc County, Manitowoc — U.S.S. Lagarto (SS 371) —
Near Maritime Drive.
269 ► Wisconsin, Manitowoc County, Two Rivers — Schooner Rouse Simmons — Historic Shipwreck — Wisconsin’s Maritime Trails —
On Zlatnik Drive at Pierce Street, on the right when traveling east on Zlatnik Drive.
270 ► Wisconsin, Manitowoc County, Two Rivers — Steamer Vernon — Historic Shipwreck — Wisconsin’s Maritime Trails —
Near Jackson Street at 22nd Street.
271 ► Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, Forest Home Hills — Joseph Schlitz —
Near West Forest Home Avenue.
272 ► Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, Historic Third Ward — Carferry SS Milwaukee — Historic Shipwreck — Wisconsin’s Maritime Trails —
Near E Chicago Street 0.1 miles North Harbor Drive.
273 ► Wisconsin, Ozaukee County, Port Washington — 7 — Of Valor and Sorrow —
Near East Grand Avenue.
274 ► Wisconsin, Ozaukee County, Port Washington — 5 — Those That Fished —
Near East Grand Avenue.
275 ► Wisconsin, Ozaukee County, Port Washington — Toledo 1854-1856 —
Near South Wisconsin Street.
276 ► Wisconsin, Racine County, Wind Point — Schooner Kate Kelly — Historic Shipwreck — Wisconsin’s Maritime Trails —
Near Lighthouse Drive 0.2 miles south of Four Mile Road.
277 ► Wisconsin, Sheboygan County, Sheboygan — Fiery Passage —
Near Broughton Drive at New York Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
278 ► Wisconsin, Sheboygan County, Sheboygan — Heroic Seamen —
Near Broughton Drive at New York Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
279 ► Wisconsin, Sheboygan County, Sheboygan — 428 — The Phoenix Tragedy — 1847 —
On Broughton Drive 0.2 miles east of Barrett Street.
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280 ► Wisconsin, Sheboygan County, Sheboygan, Ellis Historical District — The Remains of a Massive Lumber Schooner —
On Broughton Drive, on the right when traveling north.
281 ► Australia, Victoria, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Mornington — In Memory of Fifteen Young Men —
On Esplanade at Schnapper Point Dve, on the left when traveling east on Esplanade.
282 ► Australia, Victoria, Moyne Shire, Port Fairy — SS Casino —
On Gipps Street at Campbell Street on Gipps Street.
283 ► Barbados, Saint Michael, Bridgetown — Memorial to Barbadian Merchant Seamen of World War II —
Near Unnamed road just east of Drill Hall Beach, on the left when traveling south.
284 ► British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — Chehalis Cross —
On Stanley Park Drive.
285 ► British Columbia, North Coast, Prince Rupert — Charles Melville Hays — 1856 - 1912 — "Founder of Our City" —
On 3 Avenue West just south of 3 Street, on the right when traveling south.
286 ► British Columbia, North Coast, Prince Rupert — Kazu Maru Memorial —
On 1 Avenue East south of Manson Way, on the right when traveling south.
287 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, CensusDiv 1 - Avalon Peninsula-St. John's, Trepassey, Ferryland — Ferryland — Population 717 (1996) — Settled 1621 • Inc. 1971 —
On Newfoundland and Labrador Route 10, on the left when traveling north.
288 ► Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Region, Sydney — Canadian Merchant Navy — World War II —
Near Esplanade at Dorchester Street, on the left when traveling north.
289 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Waterfront — Norway —
Near Lower Water Street.
290 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, West End — Fairview Lawn Cemetery/ Titanic —
On Windsor Street, on the left when traveling north.
291 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, West End — Halifax and RMS Titanic — Halifax et le RMS Titanic —
On Windsor Street, on the right when traveling south.
292 ► Nova Scotia, Lunenburg County, Lunenburg — “…for those in peril on the sea.” —
On Bluenose Drive close to King Street, on the right when traveling west.
293 ► Nova Scotia, Queens County, Liverpool — Beam Trawler Jutland Memorial
On Main Street (Nova Scotia Route 3) just east of Legion Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
294 ► Nova Scotia, Yarmouth County, Cape Forchu — Harbour of Deception —
Near Highway 304.
295 ► Nova Scotia, Yarmouth County, Cape Forchu — Lost to the Sea / Perdus en Mer —
Near Highway 304.
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296 ► Nova Scotia, Yarmouth County, Cape Forchu — The Power of the Sea —
On Highway 304.
297 ► Nova Scotia, Yarmouth County, Tusket — Lost at Sea / Perdus en Mer —
On the Lighthouse Route (Nova Scotia Route 3), on the right when traveling north.
298 ► Nova Scotia, Yarmouth County, West Pubnico — Perdu aux eaux / Lost to the Waters —
On the Lighthouse Route (Nova Scotia Route 335) at Argyle Sound Road/Martell Lane, on the left when traveling south on the Lighthouse Route.
299 ► Nova Scotia, Yarmouth County, Yarmouth — Lost to the Sea —
On Water Street at Glebe Street, on the right when traveling north on Water Street.
300 ► Nova Scotia, Yarmouth County, Yarmouth — Lost to the Sea / Perdus en Mer —
On Water Street at Glebe Street, on the right when traveling north on Water Street.

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