Lunenburg Memorials & Monuments
• A WorldWeb.com Travel Guide to Memorials & Monuments in Lunenburg, Atlantic Canada.
This memorial is dedicated to the 229 individuals who lost their lives in the Swiss Air crash of September 2, 1998, near Peggy's Cove. The site, which looks out to the original crash site, has a huge stone wall listing the names of the passengers and crew, and a large mass grave containing the unidentified remains. Another memorial, the Whales back memorial, lies on the other side of the Bay.
Erected in August of 1996, this memorial and monument commemorates the lives of fishermen lost at sea from 1890 to the present. In the design of a compass rose, the monument is comprised of 9 granite columns, eight of which stand on the perimeter and are inscribed with the names of the perished mariners. The monument is located on the waterfront near the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic.





