turn the work into a stone monument, which was dedicated on June 19, 1969. It was nearly 7 ft (2.3 m) in height, weighed about 10,000 lbs (5 tonnes), and depicted a group of fishermen working together, with the names of the deceased on a bronze plaque. In 2001, the government of New Brunswick declared the Escuminac Disaster Monument as a provincial historical site. See also List of Canada hurricanes List of Florida hurricanes (1950–1974) References External links Victims of the Escuminac Disaster 1959 Atlantic hurricane season Category 1 Atlantic hurricanes Hurricanes in Canada Hurricanes in Florida 1959 Escuminac Hurricane 1959 in Canada 1959 natural disasters in the United States Natural disasters in New Brunswick Fishing disasters 1959 in Maine 1959 in New Brunswick June 1959 events in Canada 1959 disasters in Canada