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| Maine Civil War Monuments | |
Gorham |
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| Town/County: Gorham/Cumberland | |
| Location: In front of the former Town House, College Street | |
| Type: Shaft | Materials: Italian marble |
| Date Erected: 1866 | Date Dedicated: October 18, 1866 |
| Maker/Sculptor: William Johnson of Malden, Massachusetts | Source of Funding: $3,060 from Toppan Robie |
| Principal inscriptions: Erected By/Hon. Toppan Robie/To The Memory of The Sons of Gorham/Who Sacrificed Their Lives For Their Country/In The Great Rebellion of 1861./1866./Fence given by Col. F. Robie/1872 | |
| References: Dedication of the Soldiers' Monument at Gorham, Maine, Portland, 1866; Eastern Argus, October 18 & 19, 1866; Portland Daily Press, October 18 & 19, 1866 | |
| Click on these photos for larger images | |
Current view
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Stereo view by S. Towle, "Ceremony at the Soldiers Monument at Gorham, Maine, Aug 1868." |
Stereo view by Isaac H. Dupee, c.1872
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Post card, c.1910 |
