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The Heroine of Long Point
Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted August, 2004
Photo by contributor Wayne Adam - Posted September, 2010
Plaque Location
The County of Norfolk
In Port Rowan, on the north side of Front Road
just west of Ellis Street
Coordinates: N 42 37.295 W 80 27.027 |
Plaque Text
In November, 1854, the schooner "Conductor" was wrecked off this shore during one of Lake Erie's many violent storms. Jeremiah Becker, who resided nearby, was away on the mainland but his courageous wife, Abigail, risked her life by repeatedly entering the water while assisting the exhausted seamen to reach land. The eight sailors were housed and fed in her cabin until they recovered from their ordeal. In recognition of her heroism she received a letter of commendation from Queen Victoria, several financial awards, and a gold medal from the Life Saving Benevolent Association of New York.
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