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Description
The WWI and Civil War monuments depicted in this postcard sit in Saco’s Eastman Park at the intersection of Elm, Main, and North Streets.
The 25 foot high Civil War Monument, also known as “Victory Crowning the Returned Soldier,” was funded jointly by an anonymous donor and the City of Saco and dedicated on May 30, 1907. The bronze statue depicts the goddess of victory holding a wreath above the head of a uniformed kneeling Union Army Civil War soldier in her right hand and a flag in her left hand. The base inscription reads, “ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE COUNTRY’S DEFENDERS 1775-1865.” The back of the base features a quote from Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
The City of Saco later erected the WWI monument at this site. The monument is granite with a bronze plaque “in honor of those from Saco who served in the war” and features an honor roll of veterans.
The caption reads, "World War and Civil War Monument, Saco, Maine."
The Tichnor Brothers printing company published this type of postcard circa 1938.
About This Item
- Title: World War and Civil War Monument, Saco, ca. 1938
- Creator: Tichnor Bros., Inc.
- Creation Date: circa 1938
- Location: Saco, York County, ME
- Media: Linen texture postcard
- Dimensions: 9 cm x 14 cm
- Collection: The Tichnor Brothers Collection
- Object Type: Text and Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Eastman Park (Saco, Me.)
- Monuments--Maine--Saco
- Postcards
- Soldiers' monuments--Maine--Saco
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- World War, 1914-1918
Other Keywords
- Civil War
- Monuments & memorials
- Plaques
- Postcards
- Postcards--Maine
- Public parks
- Statues
- Veterans
- World War, 1914-1918
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