Maine Memory Network

Acadia National Park

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Founding of Acadia National Park

"The government first made it a National Monument. In 1919 it became Lafayette National Park, the first east of the Mississippi."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldiers' Monument, Bangor, 1864

"… he began in 1864 that subscriptions paid for the monument, which had been planned for Central Park. Martin wrote, "its dimentions are inferior to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"He would donate a Civil War Monument to the park if it was cleaned up and the bandstand was removed. The cleanup began."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… death was noted in the church records and a tall monument marks the Crosby lot in Hampden’s Locust Grove Cemetery, though his grave is not marked."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"… spent much of its time soliciting funds for monuments and memorials, busts and equestrian statues of Union soldiers and heroes, granite shafts…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"… spent a lot of time setting up funds for monuments, memorials, busts and equestrian statues of Union soldier heroes, granite shafts, urns, tablets…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"This monument honors them for their service to local education. Elizabeth Anne Chase Akers Allen Another interesting Strong native was Elizabeth Anne…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"Elias's home was built across from the Veterans’ Monument. He was a livestock broker. Thurza Porter married Lemuel Crosby, and their daughter…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Cottagers

"But there were monumental exceptions, such as John D. Rockefeller’s 100-room “Eyrie” and New York physician Edward Dunham’s sprawling “Keewaydin”…"

The General Henry Knox Museum

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"The monument is on the Pleasant Street edge of the park, and reads “Lubec Incoporated June 21 1811 Commemorated June 21 1911."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 2 of 2

"Civil War Monument, 2010. Photograph by Jamiee Beatson, Biddeford High School. X Biddeford, however, has other plans for itself."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"… in Market Square, now the site of the statue in Monument Square. At the far left is seen the tower of the Free Will Baptist Church on Casco Street…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… where his grave is marked by a granite tomb and monument. In addition to his public life, Governor Lincoln was a man of literary accomplishments…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… Historical Society As seen with the Washington Monument in the background. The tree is decorated with 3800 bulbs."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… and outlying areas 1904 • Lubec’s Civil War Monument dedicated 1907 • American Can Co. builds plant in Lubec for manufacture of two-piece drawn…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Just to the west of the downtown, the Soldiers’ Monument (1867) and the Sagadahoc County Courthouse (1869) were constructed at the intersection of…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"A monument honoring Lubec’s Civil War veterans, as well as those of subsequent wars, was dedicated on September 20, 1904."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… many towns throughout New England had erected monuments such as the Merrill memorial in Cumberland, to those who had served in the war between the…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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