The places in New York City that are directly linked to the Titanic

When it infamously sank in the Atlantic Ocean, the Titanic was headed for New York.

So, it's not surprising to find out that the city has many remaining connections to the ship and the tragedy of its sinking. From memorials to sites where people heard the tragic news, there are a number of places around the city

Here are the places in New York that are directly linked to the Titanic.

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Titanic Memorial at Seaport Museum

Outside the South Street Seaport Museum, which is the guardian of the city's maritime history, is the Titanic Memorial Lighthouse. It was built by the Seamen’s Church Institute and dedicated in 1913 to the ship's wreckage.

It was originally atop the Seamen’s Church Institute at 25 South Street and was installed at its current location in 1976 after it was donated to the museum in 1968.

The Titanic Memorial Lighthouse, South Street Seaport Museum, Manhattan(Image: Mel Longhurst/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

The Jane Hotel

In 1912, the survivors of the Titanic's sinking stayed at The Jane Hotel in Manhattan. They stayed there until the end of the American Inquiry into the ship’s sinking.

The surviving crew of the sinking held a memorial service at the hotel four days after the ship sank.

The Jane Hotel, New York(Image: Google Maps)

William T. Stead Memorial

In Central Park, there is the William T. Stead Memorial, dedicated to the well-known journalist who died along with the 1,500 victims of the sinking. The memorial is located just north of Engineer’s Gate at 91st Street and Fifth Avenue, set into the wall of Central Park.

Stead is said to have bravely helped others while the ship was sinking.

William T Stead Memorial(Image: Google Maps)

Edith Corse Evans Memorial

The Edith Corse Evans Memorial at Grace Church, at 802 Broadway, is an inscription on a stained glass window to the left of the lobby that reads "In Gratitude to God for the Memory of EDITH CORSE EVANS Who in the midst of life gave herself for others on the Titanic XV April MCMXII Trusting in Him who hath made the depth of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over. Love Is Strong As Death."

Edith was one of just four female First Class passengers to die on the Titanic. Some accounts explain why she may have not gotten onto a lifeboat, suggesting that she helped her aunt onto a lifeboat when there was just one seat left.

Grace Church, New York(Image: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

The Hudson Theater

The Hudson Theater at 141 West 44th Street was founded by Henry Harris who died when the Titanic sank. His wife Ireen survived. She took over management of the theater after her husband's tragic passing.

The Hudson Theater in New York(Image: Walter McBride/Getty Images)

Archibald Gracie IV Tomb

Archibald Gracie IV was a direct descendant of the first Archibald Gracie, whose home, Gracie Mansion, is now the city’s Mayoral Residence. Archibald Gracie IV died on the Titanic while working to fill lifeboats with women and children.

The tomb is located in Woodlawn Cemetary.

Woodlawn Cemetary in New York(Image: Google Maps)

Pier 54

The Titanic was supposed to land at Pier 59. Instead, survivors arrived in New York on the Carpathia at Pier 54, where anxious loved ones awaited.

The gate of Pier 54 which was supposed to be the arrival point for the RMS Titanic(Image: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)

The White Star Office Building

When the news of the Titanic's sinking was breaking in New York, people gathered to hear of the tragedy at the stairs of The White Star Office Building, as it was the headquarters of the White Star Line.

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