County: Knox | Source of Funding: Town of Camden, Maine Loyal Legion |
Location: Elm St and School St | Maker/Sculptor: Unknown |
Type: Boulder with plaque | Materials: Granite, Bronze |
Date Erected: 1906 | Date Dedicated: August 30, 1906 |
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 | |
Current View |
Post Card, c. 1911 |