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Fishermen's Memorial Monument


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 27 attractions in Gloucester
Traveller Description: Built in 1925 and dedicated to they that go down to the sea in ships, the Fisherman's Memorial lists Gloucester fishermen who have been lost at sea... more »
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Attraction type: Monument
Address: Stacy Boulevard Gloucester, MA

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5 of 5 stars
Warren, Massachusetts
30 Oct 2009

The Fisherman's Memorial was erected in bronze in 1925. Standing eight feet tall and staring out to sea, the memorial is a fitting remembrance of Gloucester fishermen who have been lost at sea over the course of the last 385 years or so. The setting is stunning and the bronze plaques with names of those lost is poignant, reminding visitors... more

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5 of 5 stars
seneca falls, ny
25 Aug 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

I am a huge fan of Perfect storm so going into Gloucester I was set that I had to see this momument. Walking up to it I got tears in my eyes reading the writing on it. I slowly walked around reading all of the names of those lost at sea that now go around it facing the sea. My... more

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5 of 5 stars
Dothan, Alabama
11 Feb 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

In 2003 my daughter and I were traveling along the eastern sea coast from Savannah, Ga to Portsmouth, NH. The day we visited Gloucester they were having the memorial service at the Fisherman's Mounment and we just happened to be there that day. We were so pleased to be able to just be there. This summer my husband, brother-in-law, sister-in-law... more

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4 of 5 stars
binghamton,ny
20 Jul 2005
5/5 found this review helpful

The statute has been made famous by the the movie "The Perfect Storm". It truely is one of a kind. I have been to "the statue" as my family calls it probably 50 times. Each time is as good as the last. Now not only can I look at the statue, but now there is the fishermen's monument around the... more

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Fishermen's Memorial Monument Address

Stacy Boulevard, Gloucester, MA