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English: This monument is dedicated to Capt. Joshua Slocum, the first man to sail around the globe alone. It marks the location in the old village of Oxford in Fairhaven, MA where he rebuilt and launched the sloop "Spray", the vessel which he sailed on his remarkable journey. After the adventure was completed, he returned the Spray to this location on July 3, 1898.

The top plaque reads: In Honor of Captain Joshua Slocum The First Man To Sail Around The World Alone 1895 • Sloop Spray 37 Feet 9 Tons • 1898 The Spray was launched near this site and returned here after her voyage

This plaque given by the citizens of Fairhaven in 1958.
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Author Rich Taber
Camera location41° 38′ 47.4″ N, 70° 54′ 37.44″ W  Heading=250° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

The location of the Capt. Joshua Slocum monument is in a small neighborhood park on Pilgrim Ave. adjacent to the harbor shared by Fairhaven and the former whaling port of New Bedford. Slocum acquired the Spray sometime after March of 1892 from a sea captain friend. After doing repairs on the Spray for some 13 months, Slocum launched the 36-foot, 9-inch sloop, but stayed in the Fairhaven area for several months more working along the waterfront before embarking on his historic voyage out of Boston on April 24, 1895. The round-the-world sailing adventure officially ended on June 27, 1898 in Newport, Rhode Island.

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