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| Maine Civil War Monuments | |
Augusta |
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| Town/County: Augusta/Kennebec | |
| Location: Monument Park, State and Grove Streets |
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| Type: Shaft with Classical Statue | Materials: Granite, Bronze |
| Date Erected: 1882 | Date Dedicated: September 21, 1882 |
| Maker/Sculptor: Granite work by Hallowell Granite Company, Bronze work by National Art Foundry, New York. Designed by Maurice J. Power, New York | Source of Funding: Augusta Monument Association |
| Principal inscriptions: In Honor/Of Her Heroic Sons Who Died/In The/War For The Union/And To Commend Their Example/To Succeeding Generations/This Monument Is Erected/By The/City of Augusta/A. D. 1881 | |
| References: Kennebec Journal, Augusta, September 27, 1882 | |
| Click on these photos for larger images | |
Current view
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Photograph by A.D. Bonney of Lewiston, 1882 |
Post card, 1910
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