Contributed by Lubec Historical Society
Description
U.S. Coast Guard sought a court order for removal of remains of Hopley “Father of the Coast Guard” Yeaton to its New London Connecticut Academy. The Coast Guard felt that if granted the body should be placed on Federal land as quickly as possible. After exhumation the morning of November 1, 1974, the remains were laid in the concrete vault at West Quoddy Head Lighthouse at 3:30 that afternoon.
About This Item
- Title: Hopley Yeaton reburial, Lubec, 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 9
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Funeral rites & ceremonies--Maine--Lubec
- Graves--Maine--Lubec
- Lighthouses--Maine--Lubec
- Military parades & ceremonies--Maine--Lubec
- Ship captains--United States
- Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Maine--Lubec
- United States Coast Guard Academy
- United States. Coast Guard
- United States. Revenue-Cutter Service
- West Quoddy Head Light (Me.)
- Yeaton, Hopley--Death & burial--Connecticut--New London
- Yeaton, Hopley--Death & burial--Maine--Lubec
- Yeaton, Hopley--Tomb
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Lubec Historical Society135 Main Street, Lubec, ME 04652
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