Keywords: Six-ton Special Tractor
Item 9625
Tank, July 4th parade, Houlton, 1919
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1919-07-04 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
In 1954, November 11 became known as Veterans Day, a time to honor American veterans of all wars. The holiday originated, however, as a way to memorialize the end of World War I, November 11, 1918, and to "perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations." Mainers were involved in World War I as soldiers, nurses, and workers on the homefront aiding the military effort.
