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Luigi Olivari Monument

memorial to men who dieds on the Luigi OlivariOn the 13th January 1879, the 500 ton sailing barque "Luigi Olivari" was wrecked in a storm at Coulderton. It was travelling from Philadelphia, USA to Silloth, with a cargo of Indian corn.

All the crew perished and twelve bodies were recovered, including that of Henry Legg, the pilot taken on at Falmouth.

All are interred in a mass grave, and this fine monument erected over it.

 
 

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