GRASSY HILL, COOKTOWN, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA Cook Cairn with Plaque
Description: On the summit of Grassy Hill, about 1000 feet above sea level, is a large sandstone cairn with plaque. The cairn can be reached either on foot, or by car via Hope Street. There is another plaque on a large granite rock on the foreshore, immediately below Grassy Hill, (see file “Foreshore, Cooktown, Queensland, Australia”. History: The cairn and plaque were placed on the summit in 1970 to commemorate the bi-centenary of Cook’s visit, by the Royal Australian Navy. Inscription: Plaque on the front of the cairn:
DEDICATED TO LIEUTENANT JAMES COOK R.N THE CREW OF ENDEAVOUR AND TO ALL MARINERS ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
GPS Coordinates: -15.460556, 145.255079 References: Cook’s Log, page 1678, vol. 22, no. 4 (1999) Cook’s Log, page 15, vol. 37, no. 1 (2014) Cook’s Log, page 31, vol. 37, no. 2 (2014) Cook’s Log, page 15, vol. 37, no. 4 (2014) Endeavour Lines, page 11, no. 44 (Apr. 2005) Website: http://www.cooktownandcapeyork.com/go/cooktown/grassyhillphotos/cairn.jpg Website: http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/landscape/discovery/display/91191-lieutenant-james-cook Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grassy_Hill_Light
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