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County: Cumberland | Source of Funding: Henry B. Cleaves, Nathan Cleaves |
Location: Main and High St | Maker/Sculptor: Hallowell Granite Company |
Type:ÌýSoldier | Materials:ÌýBronze Statue, Granite Base |
Date Erected:Ìý1910 | Date Dedicated: July 21, 1910 |
Principal Inscriptions: To Bridgton's Sons/Who Defended The Union/1861-1865/Presented By Nathan And Henry B. Cleaves/In Honor/Of The Living/In/Grateful Memory/Of The Dead/One Country/One Destiny/One Flag/They Strove That The Nation/Might Live, That Government Of The People/By The People/For The People, should Not Perish | |
References: Dedication of Soldiers' Monument, Bridgton, fb88, 1912;ÌýPortland Sunday Telegram, July 17, 1910; Lewiston Evening Journal, July 21, 1910; Portland Evening Express, July 21, 1910 | |
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Post Card, c. 1915 |
Photograph; July 21, 1910 Cleaves Rifles, Westbrook National Guard Company at the dedication of the Bridgton Civil War Monument |