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Cape Elizabeth |
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Town/County: Cape Elizabeth/South Portland/Cumberland | |
Location: Meetinghouse Hill, South Portland | |
Type: Soldier | Materials: Hallowell and Quincy granite, white metal |
Date Erected: 1897 | Date Dedicated: May 29, 1897 |
Maker/Sculptor: Frederick A. Tompson, architect; Albert H. Small of Pleasantdale, maker | Source of Funding: Funds raised by Cape Elizabeth Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association, 1891-1897 |
Principal inscriptions: Front: In Honor Of Our/Patriot Soldiers and Sailors/1861-65/1897 Back: Cape Elizabeth and South Portland | |
References: Coast Watch, June 4, 1897; William B. Jordan, Jr., A History of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, Portland, 1965, pp. 114-115 | |
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Photograph, Memorial Day observance, Cape Elizabeth-South Portland Civil War Monument, c.1900 |