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Capt. Joshua Slocum Monument

Memorial park in New Bedford

Updated: March 01, 2024 09:21 AM

Capt. Joshua Slocum Monument is located in New Bedford (City in Massachusetts), United States. It's address is 2 Pilgrim Ave, Fairhaven, MA 02719.

2 Pilgrim Ave, Fairhaven, MA 02719

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Where is Capt. Joshua Slocum Monument?

Capt. Joshua Slocum Monument is located at: 2 Pilgrim Ave, Fairhaven, MA 02719.

What are the coordinates of Capt. Joshua Slocum Monument?

Coordinates: 41.6466045, -70.9103035

Capt. Joshua Slocum Monument Reviews
Mariya Johansen
2021-04-09 00:29:05 GMT

Beautiful flowers that bloomed recently, cute area. Love the fire works during Fourth of July perfect spot.

Karen Vilandry
2021-09-14 04:23:46 GMT

This is called Cooke Memorial Park created before the Slocum memorial was added. John Cooke, the last surviving male Pilgrim was buried there in 1695. The Fairhaven Improvement Association placed his monument upon his neglected gravesite in 1901. The Cooke Memorial is the larger monument on the site. Cooke Memorial Park is in Oxford Village, the oldest and most historic part of Fairhaven, MA that was once a part of Dartmouth MA before the name changed to Fairhaven. This site was formerly called Oxford Burial Hill. Upon excavating for a foundation for the Cooke Memorial, the FIA accidentally unearthed 4 skeletons. One coffin had a primitive name plate that read, "John Cooke". In 2017, a Research Scientist, Tom Urban, did ground penetrating radar at Cooke Park and found potentially 60 burial shafts. Oxford Burial Hill est. 1600s has some of Fairhaven's earliest settlers in marked and unmarked graves.

Anna Perri
2019-09-23 02:27:00 GMT

It was interesting to see. I was walking by and stop to check out the monument. It's a cool piece of local history so if you're near it's worth seeing but it's not worth going out of your way.

Bennett Brooks
2017-09-19 00:01:07 GMT

A nice tribute to Capt Slocum, the first person to circumnavigate the globe alone. It was a thrill to see the spot where he built his sloop, The Spray.

Jared Amaral
2022-06-16 19:21:10 GMT

Beautiful memorial and well kept grounds.

Fred Krusemark
2021-10-09 00:22:23 GMT

Low-key plaque on a stone commemorates an awesome and inspiring achievement.

Michael St.Laurent
2019-05-09 22:31:17 GMT

Nice place to look at New Bedford harbor

Reynaldo Lopez
2017-11-17 01:44:05 GMT

Good place

Lyann Antongiorgi
2024-02-25 01:36:31 GMT

Just be aware that there is no a lot of parking. It’s just street parking and limited.

Victor Rosa
2020-08-24 21:49:54 GMT

It all started here in this water with the help of the people from Fairhaven and New Bedford. It's always mentally refreshing to visit a place you read about in a book. Some still whisper, "Will it pay ? "

Ian the Hairy
2022-05-01 10:07:35 GMT

Went on a tour given by the tourism board about poverty point. Very interesting and informative.

manny souza
2019-05-19 16:47:23 GMT

Nice view of the harbor

Roger
2019-06-26 18:16:58 GMT

Great view. No fountains. No toilets.

johnny dietz
2018-02-08 22:59:33 GMT

Not much, but good to see the recognition

Baker Baket
2019-04-26 16:10:35 GMT

Sad

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