Soldiers' Monument, Greetings from Portland, Maine

Original Price: $14.95
Sale Price: $7.95
  

Stock #: 380820
Type: Postcard
Era: Divided Back
City: Portland
State: Maine (ME)
County: Cumberland
Publisher: Hugh C. Leighton Co.
Postmark: 1908 Sep-11
PM City: Portland
PM State: ME
Stamp: 1c
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

Additional Details:
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument - Monument Square, in the center of the city, is the site of Portland's tribute "To her sons who died for the Union." It is massive in size and of excellent execution. A bronze tablet tells that: "More than 4,000 men were enrolled from Portland in the army and navy for the War of the Rebellion. More than 500 were killed in battle and died in the service."

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