August Belmont

August Belmont (HM133V)

Location: Bourne, MA 02532 Barnstable County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 46.012', W 70° 34.158'

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February 18, 1853 - December 10, 1924

In Memory of
August Belmont
February 18, 1853 - December 10, 1924
Whose vision, initiative, an indomitable courage made possible the first complete construction of The Cape Cod Canal
Connecting Buzzards Bay and Cape Cod Bay which was officially opened for traffic July 29, 1914.
From his maternal GrandfatherCommodore Matthew Calbraith Perry he inherited a warm allegiance to the interests of New England and his deep concern for those who go down to the sea in ships.
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HM NumberHM133V
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Date Added Saturday, October 4th, 2014 at 11:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 369559 N 4625082
Decimal Degrees41.76686667, -70.56930000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 46.012', W 70° 34.158'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 46' 0.72" N, 70° 34' 9.48" W
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Area Code(s)508, 774
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 361 GAR Highway, Bourne MA 02532, US
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