Whaling Ship Weathervane - New Bedford, MA
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N 41° 38.105 W 070° 55.411
19T E 339788 N 4611048
This weathervane is located atop the Seamen's Bethel chapel in New Bedford, MA.
Waymark Code: WMKF5D
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2014
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Herman Melville referred to the Seamen's Bethel chapel as the "Whaleman's Chapel" in Moby Dick. The chapel was the regular meeting place for whalers.
The weathervane here depicts a three-masted whaling ship on a white frothy sea.
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