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Westbrook in Cumberland County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Riverbank

 
 
Riverbank Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, December 21, 2024
1. Riverbank Marker
Inscription.
Dedicated June 9, 1914
by the City of Westbrook
as a public park

On the one hundredth anniversary
of the incorporation of the Town
of Westbrook by authority of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
on June 9, 1814, having been formerly
a part of Old Falmouth.

This boulder was brought from near the crest of Rocky Hill.

 
Erected 1914.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational AreasSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is June 9, 1914.
 
Location. 43° 40.748′ N, 70° 21.533′ W. Marker is in Westbrook, Maine, in Cumberland County. It can be reached from Main Street (Maine Route 25B) near Dunn Street, on the right when traveling west. Located in Riverbank Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Westbrook ME 04092, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Portland. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Westbrook Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Westbrook World War Service Memorial (about 300 feet away); Westbrook Vietnam Conflict Memorial (about 300 feet away); Flagpole Memorial (about 300 feet away); Operation Desert Storm Memorial (about 300 feet away); POW - MIA Memorial (about 300 feet away); Westbrook Korean War Memorial (about 300 feet away); Sister Cities (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Westbrook.
 
Riverbank Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, December 21, 2024
2. Riverbank Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 99 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 20, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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Sep. 22, 2026