Contributed by Lubec Historical Society
Description
Determining that The Father of the Coast Gaurd should be buried at the Academy in New London, Connecticut, the Coast Guard exhumed the body of Hopley Yeaton from the grave in North Lubec on November 1, 1974. Temporarily interred at West Quoddy Head, his remains were returned to the original gravesite on August 19, 1975 for the ceremony beginning at sea journey to the Academy.
About This Item
- Title: Hopley Yeaton reburial ceremony, Lubec, 1975, 1975
- Creator: U.S. Coast Guard
- Creation Date: 1975-08-19
- Subject Date: 1975-08-19
- Location: North Lubec, Lubec, Washington County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 11.5 cm x 14.0 cm
- Local Code: Hopley Yeaton Aug 19 1975 1
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- 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
- Graves--Maine--Lubec
- West Quoddy Head Light (Me.)
- Lighthouses--Maine--Lubec
- Funeral rites & ceremonies--Maine--Lubec
- Military parades & ceremonies--Maine--Lubec
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For more information about this item, contact:
Lubec Historical Society135 Main Street, Lubec, ME 04652
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