Maine Memory Network

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

"Soldiers' Monument, Bangor, 1864 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description The Bangor Soldiers' Monument…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… his name listed on the African-American Civil War Monument in Washington, D.C. at the corner of Vermont and U Streets in northwest Washington, D.C."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 1, pages 000-26

"… railroad accident, Chicago 1849 Bangor accident Soldiers Monument, Mount Hope Monument dedication Bangor Cornet Band Jesse Freemont candidacy"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Capt. L. J. Morse, Co. A, Maine State Guard, Bangor, 1864

"… participated in the consecration of the Soldiers' Monument at Mount Hope Cemetery on June 17, 1864. John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Co. B, Maine State Guard member, Bangor, 1864

"… participated in the consecration of the Soldiers' Monument at Mount Hope Cemetery in Bangor on June 17, 1864."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Knights Templar member, Bangor, 1864

"… appearance at the consecration of the Soldiers' Monument at Mount Hope Cemetery in Bangor on June 17, 1864."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"Civil War Soldiers' Monument postcard, Bath, ca. 1940Patten Free Library According to Allison Hepler, the Soldiers' Monument was built to honor…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"We also know the monument as “The Soldier’s Monument,” dedicated to all soldiers from Lincoln. However, when the Aroostook War came, Jacob was in a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Cornet Band member, 1864

"… the June 18, 1864 consecration of the Soldiers' Monument at Mount Hope Cemetery in Bangor. The Bangor Cornet Band was part of the procession into…"

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…"

Lincoln, Maine - World War I

"Also, Lincoln put up a monument to keep the memory of World War I in this town. The monument is located near Rite Aid in downtown Lincoln."

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…"

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…"

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…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"His name appears on the Civil War monument at Mount Hope Cemetery that honors the 236 soldiers from Bangor who died in the war (only fifty-five names…"

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"Soldier's Monument X "How did the Civil war impact your life? Your future? Or future as a town?" The Civil War impacted my life because, when I…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… served on the committee that erected the Soldiers Monument in Dunstan. She was chosen to unveil the statue before the largest crowd ever assembled…"

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…"

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…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Original copy of the Soldier's Monument Dedication Souvenir Program Following the war Lubec’s smoked herring industry began a gradual decline."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… recently published, Francis Gould Butler’s monumental history of Farmington, the town’s tale took a devastating turn."

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…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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