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| Maine Civil War Monuments | |
Bridgton |
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| Town/County: Bridgton/Cumberland | |
| Location: Main and High Streets | |
| Type: Soldier | Materials: Bronze Statue, Granite Base |
| Date Erected: 1910 | Date Dedicated: July 21, 1910 |
| Maker/Sculptor: Hallowell Granite Company | Source of Funding: Henry B. Cleaves, Nathan Cleaves |
| 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 | |
| Click on these photos for larger images | |
Current view
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Post card view, c.1915 |
Photograph, Cleaves Rifles, Westbrook National Guard Company at the dedication of the Bridgton Civil War Monument, July 21, 1910
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