Fort Allen Civil War Memorial Bench

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Title

Fort Allen Civil War Memorial Bench

Description

Granite Bench situated on the hill in Fort Allen Park overlooking the bandstand and Casco Bay. On the back of the bench is a plaque with the poem and inscription of who placed it and when.

Format

Bench

Coverage

Date Created

1929

Medium

Bronze
Granite

Temporal Coverage

1861-1865

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Inscription

ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY ONE COUNTRY AND ONE FLAG IN MEMORY OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC DEDICATED SEPTEMBER 9, 1929 BY THE DAUGHTERS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR 1861-1865

Files

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Citation

Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, “Fort Allen Civil War Memorial Bench,” Portland’s Historical Markers, accessed April 26, 2018, http://markers.portlandculturalhistory.org/items/show/22.

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