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The plaque commemorates the centenary of the foundation of the Fortitude Valley settlement.
Scottish immigrants from the ship SS Fortitude arrived in Brisbane in 1849, enticed by Rev Dr John Dunmore Lang on the promise of free land grants. Denied land, the immigrants set up camp in Bowen Hills. A number of the immigrants moved on and settled the suburb, naming it after the ship on which they arrived.
Location
| Address: | Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley, 4006 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -27.457778 Long: 153.033368 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1849 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1949 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1949 |
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Sailing ship Fortitude 608 tons
Fortitude Valley Centenary
1849 - 1949
In this locaility the first immigrants settled in February 1849 and in gratitude to the ship that bore them from England, they named it Fortitude Valley
Erected by the Centenary Committee to commemorate the foundation of Fortitude Valley
