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| Maine Civil War Monuments | |
Lewiston |
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| Town/County: Lewiston/Androscoggin | |
| Location: Kennedy Park | |
| Type: Soldier | Materials: Bronze, granite |
| Date Erected: | Date Dedicated: February 28, 1868 |
| Maker/Sculptor: Franklin Simmons, sculptor; statue cast by the Ames Foundry, Chicopee, Massachusetts | Source of Funding: $5,000 |
| Principal inscriptions: We Lie Here In Obedience To/The Spirit of/Liberty 2nd Face: Justice/Demanded The Sacrifice/We/Willingly Offered It 3rd Face: In Our Death/Is/Freedom's Victory 4th Face: The Republic's/The Ashes/Of/Her Defenders | |
| References: Lewiston Evening Journal, February 28, 1868 | |
| Click on these photos for larger images | |
Current view
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Stereo view by J.A. McFadden, c.1870 |
Post card, c.1920
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