Escuminac Disaster Monument
Escuminac Point Road, Escuminac, New Brunswick, E9A, Canada
Formally Recognized:
1999/12/01
Other Name(s)
n/a
Links and documents
Construction Date(s)
Listed on the Canadian Register:
2005/03/17
Statement of Significance
Description of Historic Place
The Escuminac Disaster Monument Provincial Historic Site consists of the site of the commemorative sculpture by Claude Roussel overlooking the Escuminac Wharf, in the Village of Escuminac, Northumberland County. The sculpture recognizes the Escuminac Disaster.
Heritage Value
On June 20, 1959, a devastating storm in Northumberland Strait took the lives of thirty-five fishermen. This event has been described as one of the province’s most tragic natural disasters. This tragedy, which shocked the nation, witnessed heroic acts of bravery and lifesaving seamanship.
The commemorative sculptured statue of three fishermen is by well-known New Brunswick artist Claude Roussel. Lord Beaverbrook, one of New Brunswick’s greatest benefactors, commissioned the work of art for the community’s 10th anniversary of the catastrophe.
Source: New Brunswick Culture and Sport Secretariat, Heritage Branch, Site File # 91.
Character-Defining Elements
Character-defining elements of the Escuminac Disaster Monument Provincial Historic Site include:
- the commemorative sculpture;
- the viewscape, including the statue, the active fishing wharf, and the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Recognition
Jurisdiction
New Brunswick
Recognition Authority
Province of New Brunswick
Recognition Statute
Historic Sites Protection Act, s. 2(1)
Recognition Type
Historic Sites Protection Act – Historic
Recognition Date
1999/12/01
Historical Information
Significant Date(s)
1959/01/01 to 1959/01/01
Theme - Category and Type
- Expressing Intellectual and Cultural Life
- Architecture and Design
- Building Social and Community Life
- Education and Social Well-Being
Function - Category and Type
Current
- Community
- Commemorative Monument
Historic
- Community
- Public Art or Furnishings
Architect / Designer
n/a
Builder
n/a
Additional Information
Location of Supporting Documentation
New Brunswick Culture and Sport Secretariat, Heritage Branch, Site File # 91.
Cross-Reference to Collection
Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier
91
Status
Published
Related Places
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