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Title
Oak Grove Civil War Memorial (Dayton, Maine)
Description
This Soldiers' Civil War Memorial is situated in the Grand Army Lot, Oak Grove Cemetery. It was funded and erected by the Sedgwick Post No. 4, G.A.R. It was dedicated on May 30, 1896 and is to the Veterans of the United States Army and Navy who served during the American Civil War 1861 - 1865. It was created by the Hallowell Granite Company. The memorial depicts a Union Soldier at parade rest. Located next to the memorial is one of two cannons from Fort Popham, Phippsburg (Maine) and was donated by the War Department to the city in 1902.
Creator
Hallowell Granite Company
Source
american
Date
1986-01-01
Contributor
Conall Treen
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
53
Date Issued
1986-05-30
Spatial Coverage
current,43.926773,-69.829747;
Rights Holder
/
Europeana
Country
United States
Europeana Data Provider
Oak Grove Civil War Memorial
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Oak_Grove_Civil_War_Memorial
Monument Type
Statue - standing soldier
Erected by
Post No. 4, Sedgwick, GAR
Funded by
Post No. 4, Sedgwick, GAR
Material
Granite
Inscription
G. A. R./Army/Navy/Veterans/Erected By/Sedgwick Post No. 4/Department Of Maine/Grand Army Of The Republic/1896
Cost
$1,200
State
Maine
Affiliation
Union
City
Dayton