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Description
To commemorate the sacrifice made by Bethel men in the Civil War, a large granite monument was erected at the junction of Main and Mechanic streets, and dedicated in a well-attended public ceremony on May 30, 1908.
Purchased from the Smith Granite Company of Westerly, Rhode Island, the monument features a Union soldier standing at ease, holding his rifle.
About This Item
- Title: Civil War monument dedication, Bethel, 1908
- Creation Date: 1908-05-30
- Subject Date: 1908-05-30
- Location: Bethel Hill, Bethel, Oxford County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm
- Local Code: 1986.026.0012
- Collection: Bethel photographs - monuments
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Military service--1860-1870
- Monuments & memorials--Maine--Bethel
- Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Military service, Voluntary Recruiting & enlistment--Maine--Bethel
- Soldiers--Maine
- Bethel (Me.)
- Bethel (Me.)--History--Civil War, 1862-1865--Recruiting and enlistment
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Bethel Historical SocietyP. O. Box 12, Bethel, ME 04217-0012
(207) 824-2908
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