Captain Howard Blackburn

Captain Howard Blackburn (HM26B3)

Location: Gloucester, MA 01930 Essex County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 36.682', W 70° 39.785'

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Citizen of Gloucester,
crossed the Atlantic twice,
alone, without any fingers
or toes and part of one foot
missing, all frozen in an
accident at sea.
On June 18, 1899, sailed from
Gloucester, Mass. To
Gloucester, England, on the
thirty foot sloop, "Great
Western
." Arrived August 18,
1899, a trip of 62 days.
On June 9, 1901, sailed from
Gloucester, Mass. To Lisbon,
Portugal, on the twenty
five foot sloop, "Great
Republic
." Arrived July 18, 1901
a trip of only 39 days.
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HM NumberHM26B3
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Date Added Monday, March 26th, 2018 at 7:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 363591 N 4718999
Decimal Degrees42.61136667, -70.66308333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 36.682', W 70° 39.785'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 36' 40.92" N, 70° 39' 47.1" W
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Area Code(s)978
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 63 Rogers St, Gloucester MA 01930, US
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