This grew out of my Down Da Road I Go Blog which now has become primarily what I'm doing and music. I was getting so much history in it, I spun this one off and now have World War II and War of 1812 blogs which came off this one. The Blog List below right has all the way too many blogs that I write.
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
The Tuscania Monument on Islay Island; American Monument on Oa
From the Welcome to Islay site.
The American Monument sits atop a 429-foot high cliff on the Oa Peninsula and was erected in 1920 by the American Red Cross. It was designed by architect Robert Walked and commemorates the loss of two troopships, the Tuscania and Otranto in 1918.
It overlooks the exact spot where the Tuscania was sunk and is built in the shape of a lighthouse. You can see it from most parts of the island of Islay.
--Cooter
Labels:
Islay Island,
Lighthouses,
monuments,
Red Cross,
Shipwrecks,
SS Otranto,
SS Tuscania
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