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Title
Soldiers' Monument Dover-Foxcroft (Carmel, Maine)
Description
The Soldiers' Monument located in monument Square, Dover-Foxcroft (originally two separate towns), is a twenty-five-foot-high granite monument, surmounted by a sculpture of a Union soldier at parade rest. It is dedicated to the men of Foxcroft who served on behalf of the Union during the American Civil War. The monument was funded and gifted to the town of Foxcroft in 1893 by Mr. Pegleg Washburn, a native of Foxcroft. A second identical monument was given to the town of Abbot, where his wife Sarah is buried. Although too old to serve, Washburn supported the Union during the war and wished to have a permanent memorial for the soldiers of both towns. The monument was made by the stone cutter firm Morse & Bridge of Dexter and dedicated on October 21st, 1893. The accompanying canon was obtained through the C. P. Chandler Post No, 154 G.A.R from a naval yard.
Creator
Morse & Bridges of Dexter
Source
american
Date
1893-01-01
Contributor
ct212@st-andrews.ac.uk
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
100
Date Issued
1893-10-21
Extent
cm x cm x 762cm
Spatial Coverage
current,45.184196,-69.231384;
Access Rights
Free Access, public space
Europeana
Country
United States
Europeana Data Provider
Soldiers’ Monument Dover-Foxcroft
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TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Soldiers’_Monument_Dover-Foxcroft_
Opening hours
Open all hours
Monument Type
Statue - standing soldier
Erected by
Peleg and Sarah Washburn
Funded by
Peleg and Sarah Washburn
Material
Granite
Inscription
Presented By/Peleg And/Sarah Washburn/In Memory Of/The Soldiers/And Sailors/Who Died That/The Country/Might Live/1861-1865
Cost
$2000
State
Maine
County
Piscataquis
Affiliation
Union
City
Carmel