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Description
The headstone of twenty-one soldiers who died in a local hospital. They had been captured by the British during the War of 1812 and were being taken to Boston when they died.
About This Item
- Title: Soldiers' Burying Ground, Eastern Promenade, Portland, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 13 cm x 17 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 423, Box 5/34
- Collection: R. Cutler Libby glass plate negatives
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Prisoners of war--American--Maine--Portland
- United States--History--War of 1812--Prisoners and prisons
- Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Maine--Portland
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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