…runs from this (Northern) Meridian Stone to the Southern Stone, 289.2 feet up Fair Street. William Mitchell (1791-1869), Cashier of the Pacific Bank, astronomer and surveyor, father of Maria Mitchell (1818-1889), erected these Stones in 1840 to . . . — — Map (db m184991) HM
In grateful tribute to
those Nantucketers who served in the
“Desert Shield” and “Desert Storm”
Operations in the Middle East
1990 - 1991 — — Map (db m185095) WM
In grateful tribute to the men and women of Nantucket who honorably served their country during the following periods
Korean Conflict
1950 - 1955
World War I
1917 - 1918
Vietnam Era . . . — — Map (db m185097) WM
(Side 1)
Eternal Honor
To The Sons Of Nantucket
Who, By Land And Sea
Gave Their Lives To Preserve A
United County
1861 — 1865
(Side 2)
John F. Barnard • George C. Coffin • Benjamin Smith • Augustus D. Briggs • . . . — — Map (db m185276) WM
In grateful tribute to those who served their country in World War II
Army
Anastos George C • Anderson Leroy E • Ayers Lawrence J • Barrett Richard C • Barrett Robert M • Barrett Walter S • Barrows John J Jr. • Bennett Edward S . . . — — Map (db m191562) WM
If you were on this spot 23,000 years ago you'd be facing a sloping wall of ice--a massive glacier was 1000 miles away in Northern Canada. Two lobes of that Laurentide Ice Sheet, the Cape Cod Boy Lobe to the west and the South Channel Lobe to the . . . — — Map (db m179352) HM
1789
President George Washington signs into law the creation of the U.S. Lighthouse Establishment under the first Secretary of Treasury, Alexander Hamilton.
1807
Congress establishes the U.S. Coastal Survey.
1842-1845 . . . — — Map (db m179350) HM
Dangerous shoals, left behind by glaciers, lie to the east of this spot. On the night of January 20th, 1892 the Rose and Crown Shoal became the final resting place of the H.P. Kirkham. Bound for New York, the freight-laden schooner from Nova . . . — — Map (db m177438) HM
Thomas Turner a son of Nantucket served on the ship Bon Homme Richard
killed in action with H.M.S. Serapis September 23, 1779
This tablet is placed by the
Society of the Sons of the Revolution
In The Commonwealth of . . . — — Map (db m185019) HM
Rededicated September 6, 1986
This is a restoration of Historic Great Point Light destroyed by a raging storm on March 29, 1984. It was situated 800 feet east of this site. The rubblestone tower, lantern house, entry shelter and spiral staircase . . . — — Map (db m3814) HM
