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| County:ÌýAndroscoggin | Source of Funding:Ìý$4,150 from the City of Auburn |
| Location:ÌýAt Androscoggin County Courthouse, Court and Turner St | Maker/Sculptor:ÌýHallowell Granite Company, carved by Italian artists |
| Type:ÌýSoldier | Materials:ÌýHallowell Granite |
| Date Erected:Ìý1882 | Date Dedicated:ÌýMay 30, 1882 |
| Principal inscriptions:ÌýÌýErected/By The Citizens of Auburn/In Memory of Her Noble Sons/Who On Land and Sea/Gave Their Lives/To Preserve The Union/ And Secure Freedom/To All Its People/1882; Priceless the treasure to our Country given/Priceless the crown awaiting them/in Heaven With life and vigor/At our country's call. We strove to purchase/Liberty for all. Martyrs/to the/Great Rebellion. | |
| References:ÌýAuburn History Committee, Auburn 100 Years A City, Lewiston, 1968, p. 367; Fourteenth Annual Report of the City of Auburn, 1883, pp. 49-50; Lewiston Evening Journal, May 30, 1882 | |
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Stereo View by J.A Swett, May 30, 1882Ìý Monument prior to unveiling
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Stereo View by J.A Swett, May 30, 1882 Monument after unveiling
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Stereo View by A.D. Bonney, c. 1885
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Post Card c.1910
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