Keywords: Soldier's Monument in Common
Item 31722
W.H. Graffam Store, Scarborough, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Scarborough Media: Slide, transparency
Item 108725
Bird's eye view of Castine, 1889
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1889 Location: Castine Media: ink on paper
Exhibit
Memorializing Civil War Veterans: Portland & Westbrook
Three cemeteries -- all of which were in Westbrook during the Civil War -- contain headstones of Civil War soldiers. The inscriptions and embellishments on the stones offer insight into sentiments of the eras when the soldiers died.
Exhibit
Field & Homefront: Bethel during the Civil War
Like many towns, Bethel responded to the Civil War by sending many soldiers and those at the homefront sent aid and supported families. The town grew during the war, but suffered after its end.
Site Page
Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park
"Engravings on the monuments four sides read: “TO THE BRAVE MEN OF FARMINGTON, who on land and sea freely offered their lives in defense of the union…"
Site Page
Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2
"Click on the photo below then zoom in left center and see her lifting the veil off the tablet. Centennial Monument, Lubec, 1911 Lubec Historical…"
