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Photograph of Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial
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Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial

Built in 1925. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. A historic map-sheet match is not published yet. The record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.

From the record

“Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial is a historic memorial cenotaph sculpture on South Stacy Boulevard, near entrance of Stacy Esplanade in Gloucester, Massachusetts, erected in 1925.”

Wikipedia article Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial, CC BY-SA 4.0.

one of 350 National Register listings in Essex County · listed in 1996 · category: Object · built in 1925 · one of 2 National Historic Landmarks in Essex County.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 object as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. S. Stacy Blvd., near entrance of Stacy Esplanade, Gloucester, 01930
  • When was it listed? 1996-05-07
  • Category. object
  • Also known as. Gloucester MPS
  • Township. Gloucester city
  • When was it built? 1925
  • National Register reference number. 96000473 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

25 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial between 2015 and 2020, burning about 19 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Recreation and ceremony10
Arson/incendiarism5
Debris and open burning4
Smoking4
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
8 September 2020Smokingunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
24 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
21 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
26 July 2020Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
21 July 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire ControlGLOUCESTER
18 July 2016Smokingunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire ControlGLOUCESTER
3 June 2020Smokingunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named

Every fire recorded in Essex County

Specimens collected near this property

12 of 5,562 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 5,562 specimens collected within 10 miles of Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial between 1817 and 1975: 2,166 Animalia, 1,576 Plantae, 1,158 Fungi, 325 Chromista, 224 Unrecorded, 93 Protozoa, 20 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A H HIGGINSON, A Perlmutter, A. A. Eaton and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Image SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
Specimen of Caloplaca murorum Th.Fr.Caloplaca murorum Th.Fr.1900Clara E. Cummings
A photograph of the species Coluber constrictor, not of this specimenColuber constrictor constrictor Linnaeus, 17581817not recordedLoblolly Cove, Cape Ann
A photograph of the species Lecanora tartarea, not of this specimenLecanora tartarea (L.) Ach.1839E. TuckermanManchester
A photograph of the species Ochrolechia yasudae, not of this specimenOchrolechia yasudae Vainio1839Tuckerman, E.[USA] Manchester, Massachusetts.
A photograph of the species Euphorbia polygonifolia, not of this specimenEuphorbia polygonifolia L.1840Wolle, J.Ipswich
A photograph of the species Iva frutescens, not of this specimenIva frutescens L.1840Oakesad Ipswich
A photograph of the species Potentilla anserina, not of this specimenPotentilla anserina L.1840Wolle, J.Ipswich
A photograph of the species Sisymbrium officinale, not of this specimenSisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.1840OakesIpswich
A photograph of the species Splachnum ampullaceum, not of this specimenSplachnum ampullaceum Hedw.1843A. Gray; W. S. SullivantManchester
A photograph of the species Ceramium rubrum, not of this specimenCeramium rubrum C.Agardh1847N. PikeCape Ann
A photograph of the species Juncus dichotomus, not of this specimenJuncus dichotomus Elliott1848Oakes
A photograph of the species Acolium tigillare, not of this specimenAcolium tigillare (Ach.) Gray1849s.leg.

All 5,562 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this property

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial: 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Atwater PitSand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Johnson QuarryGranitePast Producer
Manchester Sand and Stone Co. QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Rockport Quarries IncGranitePast ProducerGranite
John R MorseSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Mc Niff-Dominic PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Mcniff Co IncSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Morse PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Essex County

Storms near this property

10 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gloucester, the town this property stands in, in 10 storm reports between 1997 and 2020: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 1 heavy rain, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 1997LightningGloucester$100,000no account filed
September 2014Thunderstorm WindGloucester$30,000Power lines on Thatcher Road and Washington Street were downed by thunderstorm winds. A tree on Wheeler Street was downed onto a house.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindGloucester$12,000Multiple trees were downed in the Annisquam area.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindGloucester$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed large tree limbs at Eastern Point in Gloucester.
September 2007LightningGloucester$5,000A lightning strike ignited a brush fire.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindWest Gloucester$3,000A tree and wires were downed on Washington Street.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindGloucester$3,000A large tree on Wheeler Street was downed by thunderstorm winds.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindGloucester$3,000Trees on Washington Street were downed by thunderstorm winds.
July 2020FloodWest Gloucester-In Gloucester, Maplewood Avenue was flooded and impassable.
February 1999Heavy RainGloucester-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Essex County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

From the nomination file

3,155 words on record

When this property was proposed for the National Register, someone wrote the case for it: what the building is, and why it matters. That document is a federal record in the public domain. It is quoted below word for word, never summarised. The text was read off the scanned case file by machine, so the occasional stray character is the recogniser's and the 1970s typewriter's.

Statement of significance

Applicable National Register Criteria (Mark "X" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for National Register listing.) XA Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. _ B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. X C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. _D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history.

Criteria Considerations (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.) Property is: _A owned by religious institution or used for religious purposes. _B removed from its original location. _ C a birthplace or grave. _D a cemetery. _E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. Essex County, MA County and State Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) MARITIME HISTORY ART Period of Significance 1923 - 1945 Significant Dates 1923; 1925 Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) N/A Cultural Affiliation N/A _ F a commemorative property. _G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years. Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) Architect/Builder Leonard F.

Craske 9.

The whole case file for this property - 3,155 words, 13 pages, reproduced complete.

Quoted from the National Register nomination for reference 96000473, 13 pages, held by the National Archives in Record Group 79. See the catalogue record.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Puritan House0.3 miles1976
Front Street Block0.4 miles1974
Gloucester City Hall0.5 miles1973
First Parish Burial Ground0.5 miles2010
Lane, Fitz Henry (formerly known as Fitz Hugh), House0.6 miles1970
Whittemore House0.6 miles1990

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 96000473 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Essex CountyAll 350 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.