Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - One of Many Monuments

"… Hallowell, 1877Hubbard Free Library The statue "Faith," the central figure, 36 feet tall, is 216 times life size, and took one year to carve. Her…"

Milbridge Historical Society

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Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 2 of 3

"Roman statues excavated at Herculaneum at this time contributed to interest in simple draped dress. By 1800 women enjoyed the relative freedom of…"

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

"… for monuments and memorials, busts and equestrian statues of Union soldiers and heroes, granite shafts, tablets, urns, and mounted cannon."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"… City Hall 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…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"This statue was built by William Zorach. He has an international reputation, and a daughter named Dahlov Ipcar who is an artist that made the…"

Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"He was a gifted stone carver, and worked on the statue of "Faith," part of the Founder Monument now in Plymouth, Massachusetts."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"A blindfold statue symbolizes the passage from outer darkness to inner light, and trade implements have mystical and symbolic meaning."

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

"… for monuments, memorials, busts and equestrian statues of Union soldier heroes, granite shafts, urns, tablets, and mounted cannon."

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"Paul Bunyan The Paul Bunyan statue at Bass Park is 31 feet tall and weighs 3,700 pounds, not including his axe and peavey."

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"… the Constitution, 1861-1865.” Charles made the statue in Jacob’s image. Jacob would have fought in the Aroostook War if there was any fighting, but…"

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

"She was chosen to unveil the statue before the largest crowd ever assembled in Scarborough. In 1936, she financed the tomb at Black Point Cemetery…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"Abraham Lincoln Statue, Islesboro, ca. 1914Islesboro Historical Society Islesboro High School, ca."

Lincoln, Maine - World War I

"… future as a town?" Unveiling of World War I Statue, Lincoln, 1926Lincoln Historical Society World War I took place between the years of July…"

Colby College Special Collections

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… Writing in His Home Office X Creating the Statue of Hannibal Hamlin Now Located in Downtown Bangor X Stephen King X Hannibal Hamlin…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… of William Zorach’s “Spirit of the Sea” statue in City Park in 1959, and the addition of a swimming pool to the YMCA building at Summer and Front…"