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Camden (Conway Monument) |
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| Town/County: Camden/Knox | Name: Conway Monument |
| Location: Elm Street and School Street | |
| Type: Boulder with plaque | Materials: Granite, Bronze |
| Date Erected: 1906 | Date Dedicated: August 30, 1906 |
| Maker/Sculptor: | Source of Funding: Town of Camden, Maine Loyal Legion |
| Principal inscriptions: William Conway/Quartermaster U. S. Navy/A Native Of Camden/On Duty At The Pensacola Navy Yard, January 12, 1861/Was Ordered To Haul Down The American Flag/In Token Of Surrender/He Indignantly Refused/Honoring His Sturdy Loyalty/The Town Of Camden Erects This Boulder/To His Memory, And/The Maine Commandery Of The Military Order/Of The Loyal Legion Of The United States/Adds This Tablet/1906. | |
| References: John D. Johnson and William Conway, The Conway Celebration, Portland, 1906 | |
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Post card, 1911 |
