Anchor of the Rydal Hall

ANCHOR OF THE RYDAL HALL

ON THE NIGHT OF OCTOBER 17, 1876
THE SQUARE RIGGER RYDAL HALL, EN
ROUTE FROM CARDIFF, WALES TO
SAN FRANCISCO WITH A CARGO OF
COAL, RAN ON THE ROCKS IN A HEAVY
FOG OFF PILLAR POINT AND WAS LOST.

NINETY-FIVE YEARS LATER THE
ANCHOR, FOURTEEN FEET LONG AND
WEIGHING TWO TONS, WAS RECOVERED
FROM THE SEA, A REMINDER OF MORE
THAN 85 SAILING SHIPS WRECKED ON
THE SAN MATEO COUNTY COASTLINE IN
THE LAST HALF OF THE NINETEENTH
CENTURY.