375th Anniversary Plaque - 375 Years - Cupids, NL
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stinger503
N 47° 32.896 W 053° 13.675
22T E 332365 N 5268499
Plaque detailing the historic flagpole in Cupids
Waymark Code: WM19H3N
Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Date Posted: 02/28/2024
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This Community Commemoration is located in Cupids, Newfoundland along Seaforest Drive. The plaque is located on a small floating pier that has a large flag pole.
The plaque was placed to commemorate the 375th anniversary of Cupids' founding by documenting the nearby flag pole, which was placed to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Cupids in 1910. The flag pole was designed to fly the largest Union Jack flag in the British Empire.
PLAQUE TEXT:
"CUPIDS
1610-1985
THIS PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED BY
HIS HONOUR LEIUT. GOVERNOR
W. ANTHONY PADDON C.M., M.D.
ON AUGUST 24, 1985
TO COMMEMORATE THE 375TH ANNIVERSARY OF CUPIDS,
THE FIRST OFFICIAL SETTLEMENT IN NEWFOUNDLAND.
ON THIS SITE IN 1910 TO COMMEMORATE THE 300TH
ANNIVERSARY OF CUPIDS A FLAGPOLE WAS ERECTED TO
FLY THE LARGEST UNION JACK IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE.
THE ORIGINAL FLAG (22'X 36') HAS BEEN RETIRED AND
A REPLACEMENT FLAG (23'X 46') FLIES HERE ON HOLIDAYS
AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS.
FLAGPOLE AND SITE RESTORATION, A PROJECT OF:
THE CUPIDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
THE TOWN OF CUPIDS
THE GENERAL PUBLIC"
Subject: Town
Commemoration: 375
Date of Founding: 1610
Date of Commemoration: 1985
Address:
Shoreline dock area
Overview Photograph:
Yes
Detail Photograph:
Yes
Web site if available: Not listed
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