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Waterville (Monument Park) |
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| Town/County: Waterville/Kennebec | Name: Citizen Soldier |
| Location: Monument Park, Elm Street | |
| Type: Soldier | Materials: Granite, Bronze |
| Date Erected: | Date Dedicated: May 30, 1876 |
| Maker/Sculptor: Copy of Martin Milmore's "Citizen Soldier," cast by R. Wood & Co., bronze founders, Philadelphia | Source of Funding: $2,700: $1,700 raised by the Waterville Soldiers Monument Association, $1,000 given by the Town of Waterville |
| Principal inscriptions: To The Memory Of The Soldiers And Sailors Of Waterville/Who Gave Their Lives For The Preservation Of The Republic 1861-1865/Erected By The Citizens Of Waterville/1876 | |
| References: Waterville Mail, November 5, 1875; Kennebec Journal, Augusta, June 2, 1876; Rev. Edwin Cary Whittemore, The Centennial History of Waterville, 1902, pp. 77, 191-197 | |
| Click on these photos for larger images | |
Current view
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Stereo view by Charles G. Carleton, c.1880 |
Post card, c.1910
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