Bridgton

 
County: Cumberland Source of Funding: Henry B. Cleaves, Nathan Cleaves
Location: Main and High St Maker/Sculptor: Hallowell Granite Company
Type: Soldier Materials: Bronze Statue, Granite Base
Date Erected: 1910 Date Dedicated: July 21, 1910
Principal Inscriptions: To Bridgton's Sons/Who Defended The Union/1861-1865/Presented By Nathan And Henry B. Cleaves/In Honor/Of The Living/In/Grateful Memory/Of The Dead/One Country/One Destiny/One Flag/They Strove That The Nation/Might Live, That Government Of The People/By The People/For The People, should Not Perish
References: Dedication of Soldiers' Monument, Bridgton, Maine, 1912; Portland Sunday Telegram, July 17, 1910; Lewiston Evening Journal, July 21, 1910; Portland Evening Express, July 21, 1910

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Post Card, c. 1915

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Photograph; July 21, 1910

Cleaves Rifles, Westbrook National Guard Company at the dedication of the Bridgton Civil War Monument

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