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| Maine Civil War Monuments | |
Brewer |
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| Town/County: Brewer/Penobscot | |
| Location: Oak Hill Cemetery, Route 15 | |
| Type: Shaft | Materials: Italian marble, Frankfort granite |
| Date Erected: Fall, 1872 | Date Dedicated: May 30, 1873 |
| Maker/Sculptor: Designed by Hallowell Granite Company and S. P. Bradbury of Bangor, made by S. P. Bradbury | Source of Funding: $1,600 raised by the Town of Brewer, the Brewer Artillery, and public subscription |
| Principal inscriptions: In Memory Of The Citizen/Soldiers/Of Brewer Who Died/In Defence Of/Our Country/War Of/1861-65 | |
| References: Bangor Whig & Courier, May 31, 1873; Mildred N. Thayer and Mrs. Edward W. Ames, Brewer, Orrington, Holden, Eddington, History and Families, p. 231. | |
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Current view
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Stereo view by Marston, c.1875 |