Memorials & Monuments
on the Isle of Wight
- Cowes : Ark and Dove Memorial 2 -

Location

In the shelter at The Parade, Cowes, Isle of Wight
 
Description

Metal memorial plaque, erected 1983 to mark 350th anniversary of thre sailing of the "Ark" and "Dove" to the Americas.

See also the Memorial plaque erected in 1933.
Memorial


 
Inscription


THIS PLAQUE HAS BEEN ERECTED TO COMMEMORATE THE
35OTH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE SAILING OF "THE ARK" AND "THE DOVE"
FROM COWES ON THE 22ND DAY OF NOVEMBER 1633

THE PERSONS TRAVELLING ON "THE ARK" AND "THE DOVE"
ESTABLISHED IN AMERICA THE PROVINCE OF MARYLAND
NOW THE STATE OF MARYLAND
UNDER A CHARTER GRANTED BY CHARLES I, KING OF ENGLAND
TO CECIL CALVERT, SECOND LORD BALTIMORE

E PICKFORD, MAYOR    22ND NOVEMBER 1983



 
 

 
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