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Sweden in Oxford County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Veterans Bench

 
 
Veterans Bench image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, September 27, 2024
1. Veterans Bench
Inscription.
In memory of all veterans
All gave some   Some gave all

 
Erected by Coleland Transportation Museum Bangor.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 44° 8.001′ N, 70° 48.401′ W. Memorial is in Sweden, Maine, in Oxford County. It is on Bridgton Road (Maine Route 93), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Bridgton ME 04009, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Western Maine Lakes and Mountains Region. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Roll of Honor (here, next to this marker); Sweden Center Schoolhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); The Forge Blacksmith Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); White Pine (approx. 3.3 miles away); Hemlock (approx.
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3.4 miles away); The Minutemen of Lexington & Concord (approx. 4.2 miles away); Lovell Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.3 miles away); Walker Memorial Hall (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sweden.
 
More about this memorial. The bench is one of many given to communities throughout Maine by the Coleland Transportation Museum to be present at war memorials
 
Veterans Bench image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, September 27, 2024
2. Veterans Bench
(World War marker is on the right, a time capsule is behind)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 85 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 26, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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