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List of commemorations of Captain James Cook

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This is a list of monuments, commemorations, and memorials to James Cook.

United Kingdom

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Memorial to James Cook and family in the church of St Andrew the Great, Cambridge.
  • When news of Cook's death reached England, he was praised by newspapers, colleagues, and friends.[a]
  • A large obelisk was built in 1827 as a monument to Cook on Easby Moor overlooking his boyhood village of Great Ayton,[5] along with a smaller monument at the former location of Cook's cottage.[6]
  • The 250th anniversary of Cook's birth was marked at the site of his birthplace in Marton by the opening of the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum, located within Stewart Park (1978). A granite vase just to the south of the museum marks the approximate spot where he was born.[9][c]
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Australia

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Annual re-enactment of James Cook's visit in Cooktown, Queensland.
  • An annual re-enactment of Cook's 1770 landing at the site near modern Cooktown, Australia, has taken place since 1959, with the support and participation of many of the local Guugu Yimithirr people.[22] The reenactments celebrate the first act of reconciliation between Indigenous Australians and non-indigenous people, when a Guugu Yimithirr elder stepped in after some of Cook's men had violated custom by taking green turtles from the river and not sharing with the local people. He presented Cook with a broken-tipped spear as a peace offering, thus preventing possible bloodshed.[23][22][24] The reenactment is based on material from the histories of both the Guugu Yimithirr people and Cook's crew. Although the focus is always on reconciliation, the content evolves over time as the participants incorporate new ideas.[23]
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United States

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