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County: Piscataquis |
Source of Funding: Peleg and Sarah Washburn |
Location: Routes 15 & 16 |
Maker/Sculptor: Morse & Bridges of Dexter |
Type: Soldier |
Materials: Dodlin Granite from Norridgewock, Granite from Thomaston ME, and North Conway NH |
Date Erected: 1892 |
Date Dedicated: June, 1893 |
Principal inscriptions: Presented By/Peleg And Sarah/Washburn/In Memory Of The/Soldiers And Sailors/Who Died That The/Country Might Live/1861-1865 |
References: Piscataquis Observer, Foxcroft, July 6, 1893; Abbot, Maine Sesquicentennial, 1827-1977; George H. Haynes, The Scenic Beauties, Industries and Resources of Dexter, Maine, n.d. |