Man at the wheel and those behind him
Gloucester, Massachusetts is America's oldest seaport, dating back to the early 1600s.
Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial (also known as: "Man at the Wheel" ) is a historic memorial in Gloucester, Massachusetts, built in 1925. It is an 8-foot-tall (2.4 m), bronze statue of a fisherman dressed in oilskins standing braced at the wheel on the sloping deck of his ship. It is positioned so that the fisherman is looking out over Gloucester Harbor.
A recessed panel on the harbor-facing side of the base holds an inscription of bronze letters which reads: "They That Go Down To The Sea In Ships 1623-1923". Plaques surround the statue with the names of fisherman from past to present have died at sea.
Hard work. Respect.
Man at the wheel and those behind him
Gloucester, Massachusetts is America's oldest seaport, dating back to the early 1600s.
Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial (also known as: "Man at the Wheel" ) is a historic memorial in Gloucester, Massachusetts, built in 1925. It is an 8-foot-tall (2.4 m), bronze statue of a fisherman dressed in oilskins standing braced at the wheel on the sloping deck of his ship. It is positioned so that the fisherman is looking out over Gloucester Harbor.
A recessed panel on the harbor-facing side of the base holds an inscription of bronze letters which reads: "They That Go Down To The Sea In Ships 1623-1923". Plaques surround the statue with the names of fisherman from past to present have died at sea.
Hard work. Respect.