Dublin Core
Title
Grand Army of the Republic Fort Memorial (Carmel, Maine)
Description
Located in the Grand Army of the Republic lot at Mount Hope Cemetery, which was gifted to the Hannibal Hamlin and B.H. Beal Posts, this monument is accompanied by a naval cannon, a plaque and flagpole. Dedicated to Union soldiers, it was erected in 1907 and rebuilt in 1983, when its reconstruction was funded by a bequest from Luther H. Peirce, a member of The Second Maine Regiment of Volunteers.
Creator
/
Source
american,ceremonialbuiltworks,unionmonument
Date
1907-01-01
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
1998
Date Issued
1907-10-07
Extent
m x m x m
Spatial Coverage
current,44.824532,-68.725678;
Rights Holder
/
Europeana
Country
United States
Europeana Data Provider
Grand Army of the Republic Fort Memorial
Object
https://mthopebgr.com/
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Grand_Army_of_the_Republic_Fort_Memorial
Monument Type
Tower
Erected by
Patriotic Donors
Funded by
Patriotic Donors, Luther H. Pierce
Run by
Mount Hope Cemetery and Crematory Corporation
Material
Granite
Inscription
This fort was built by / patriotic donors in 1907 /to honor veterans of the /Grand Army of the Republic. /It was rebuilt in 1985 /with funds bequethed by / Luther H. Peirce, a member /of the Second Maine Regiment /of Volunteers in the Civil War.
Organisation
Mount Hope Cemetery and Crematory Corporation
State
Maine
Prim Media
2012
Affiliation
Union
City
Carmel