Waterville- Monument Park

 
County: Kennebec Source of Funding: $2,700: $1,700 raised by the Waterville Soldiers Monument Association, $1,000 given by the Town of Waterville
Location: Monument Park, Elm St Maker/Sculptor: Copy of Martin Milmore's "Citizen Soldier," cast by R. Wood & Co., bronze founders, Philadelphia
Type: Soldier Materials: Granite, Bronze
Date Erected: Unknown Date Dedicated: May 30, 1876
Principal Inscriptions: To The Memory Of The Soldiers And Sailors Of Waterville/Who Gave Their Lives For The Preservation Of The Republic 1861-1865/Erected By The Citizens Of Waterville/1876
References: Waterville Mail, November 5, 1875; Kennebec Journal, Augusta, June 2, 1876; Rev. Edwin Cary Whittemore, The Centennial History of Waterville, 1902, pp. 77, 191-197

Current View

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Stereo View c. 1880

Taken by Charles G. Carleton

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Post Card, c. 1910

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