May 26, 2016 — A monument honoring Northern Neck menhaden watermen, including spotter pilots, who died at sea will be unveiled and dedicated at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 28, at the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, 504 Main Street, Reedville.
This project is a cooperative effort between the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum and the Kilmarnock Museum, said RFM director Shawn Hall.
More than 70 names of watermen who have perished while at sea are inscribed on the monument. Extensive research was conducted to establish the names. As new entries are identified, they will also be added to the memorial, said Hall.
The program will include a short talk on how the memorial came into being. Also, there will be a reading of the names inscribed with the traditional ringing of a ship’s bell, pealing once for each name, he said.