In Memory of Captain James Cook, R.N.
In Memory of the great circumnavigator
Captain James Cook, R.N. who discovered these islands on the 18th of January, 1778, and fell near this spot on the 14th of February, 1779.
This monument was erected in November A.D. 1874 by some of his fellow countrymen.
Second Marker:
Near this spot
Capt. James Cook
met his death
February 14, 1779
Courtesy hmdb.org
