Contributed by Lubec Historical Society
Description
A temporary resting place for “The Father of the Coast Guard” as Hopley Yeaton’s remains are lowered into federal ground at West Quoddy Head Lighthouse on the afternoon of November 1, 1974. Within nine and a half months, Yeaton’s body would be moved to its final resting place at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut.
About This Item
- Title: Hopley Yeaton temporary burial place, Lubec, 1974, 1974
- Creator: U.S. Coast Guard
- Creation Date: 1974-11-01
- Subject Date: 1974-11-01
- Location: West Quoddy Head, Lubec, Washington County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 11.5 cm x 14.0 cm
- Local Code: Hopley Yeaton Nov 1 1974 10
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Lighthouses--Maine--Lubec
- Funeral rites & ceremonies--Maine--Lubec
- West Quoddy Head Light (Me.)
- Graves--Maine--Lubec
- United States Coast Guard Academy
- Yeaton, Hopley--Death & burial--Maine--Lubec
- Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Maine--Lubec
- Ship captains--United States
- United States. Revenue-Cutter Service
- Yeaton, Hopley--Tomb
- United States. Coast Guard
- Yeaton, Hopley--Death & burial--Connecticut--New London
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For more information about this item, contact:
Lubec Historical Society135 Main Street, Lubec, ME 04652
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