Contributed by Walker Memorial Library
Description
The grave of Woodbury K. Dana (born June 7, 1840 and died May 18, 1924). in Woodlawn Cemetery, Westbrook. He was a prominent Westbrook resident, and businessman. He enlisted in the 29th Maine Volunteers, in Co. K on Nov. 13, 1863, and served as a hospital steward during the war. He mustered out Aug. 22, 1965. In 1866, he founded the Dana Warp Mill, a Westbrook textile mill. He married Mary Little Hale Pickard in 1869, and had 5 daughters and 2 sons.
About This Item
- Title: Woodbury K. Dana's grave, Westbrook, 1924
- Creation Date: 1924-05-18
- Subject Date: 1924-05-18
- Location: Westbrook, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photograph, ink on paper
- Dimensions: 8.5 cm x 13.5 cm
- Local Code: Civil War Roster
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Mills--Maine--Westbrook
- Funeral rites & ceremonies--Maine--Westbrook
- Dana, Woodbury Kidder, (1840-)--Death & burial
- Textile industry--Maine--Westbrook
- Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Maine--Westbrook
- Flower arrangements
- Textile mills--Maine--Westbrook
- Veterans--Maine
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans
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