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Biddeford |
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Town/County: Biddeford/York | |
Location: Main Street and Alfred Street | |
Type: Soldier | Materials: White Metal |
Date Erected: 1887 | Date Dedicated: 1887 |
Maker/Sculptor: | Source of Funding: Biddeford Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association |
Principal inscriptions: Our/Dead Heroes/On Fame's Eternal/Camping Ground/Their Silent Tents/Are Spread/And Glory Guards With Solem Round/The Bivouac Of Our Dead/Erected By Biddeford/Soldiers And Sailors Monument Association/In Honor Of/Those Who/Answered Our Country's/Call/In Her/Hour Of Need/For All They/Were/And All They/Dared/Remember Them. | |
References: Biddeford Weekly Journal, June 3, 1887 | |
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Post card, c.1910 |