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Maine Civil War Monuments

Camden

Town/County:  Camden/Knox  
Location: Harbor Park, Main Street  
Type:  Soldier Materials: Granite
Date Erected: 1899 Date Dedicated: May 30, 1899
Maker/Sculptor: Base by Thomas J. Lyons of Vinalhaven, statue by the Hallowell Granite Company Source of Funding: $1,400 from the Camden Soldiers Monument Association
Altered or Moved:  Moved from Monument Square
Principal inscriptions: Erected/In 1899/By The/Camden/Soldiers Monument/Association/In Honor of The/Brave Men of/Camden/Who Gave Their Lives/In Defence of Their/Country During The/Great Rebellion/1861-65
References: Reuel Robinson, History of Camden and Rockport, Maine, pp. 519-520; Rockland Daily Star, May 31, 1899; Industrial Journal, Bangor, December 16, 1898
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Post card, c.1910

Post card, c.1905