Prince Henry the Navigator (statue)
- Prince Henry the Navigator (statue)
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location= Fall River, Massachusetts
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 41
lat_seconds = 27
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 71
long_minutes = 7
long_seconds = 56
long_direction = W
locmapin = Massachusetts
area =
built = 1940
architect=
architecture=
added = February 16, 1983
governing_body = Private
mpsub=Fall River MRA
refnum=83004856 [ [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/MA/Bristol/state.html National Register of Historic Places] ]
Prince Henry the Navigator is an historic statue located on a traffic median at the intersection of Eastern Avenue and Pleasant Street in the Flint Village section of Fall River, Massachusetts.
The statue was erected in 1940 by people from New England of Portuguese descent to mark the 800 year anniversary of the Portuguese National Organization in 1140, and as a tribute to Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460), who's explorations and scientific accomplishments beaconed the ocean route to India and opened the gateway of the Atlantic Ocean for the eventual exploration of the American continents. [From plaque on base of statue]
The statue was added to the National Historic Register in 1983.
In the 1980s the traffic island surrounding the base of the statue was redecorated with a stone mosaic pattern with waves and other nautical themed-items.
ee also
*List of Registered Historic Places in Fall River, Massachusetts
*Fall River, Massachusetts
* [http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=1617 More photos and info on statue]
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