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

Paris Civil War Monument

 
 
Paris Civil War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, July 22, 2024
1. Paris Civil War Monument
Inscription.
(Southeast Side)
To The Memory
John Alby Ζ. 18 Yrs.
Henry M. Brett " 26 "
Henry E. Durell " 21 "
Roscoe I. Bessey " 19 "
Peltiah Leighton " 23 "
Gideon B. Bowker " 40 "
James E. Hooper " 28 "
Eugene P. Newhall " 20 "
Laforest B. Warner " 21 "
Solomon S. Kenney " 19 "

(Northeast Side)
Of Our
[missing] Ζ. 18 Yrs.
Levi Whitcomb " 18 "
James Merril " 24 "
Silas F. Jones " 19 "
Orrin F. Brown " 27 "
Clinton S. Gray " 20 "
Edlon M. Munroe " 21 "
Framl O. Dunham " 20 "

(Northwest Side)
Loyal Dead
Atwood Young Ζ. 36 Yrs.
Asa D. Packard " 41 "
Moses H. Morse [indecipherable]
Benjamin F. Gage [indecipherable]
William W. Ripley " 19 "
Albert F. Byerson " 19 "
Charles H. Byerson" 20 "
Benjamin F. Buck
Stephen D. Morgan " 21 "
Harlon P. Shurtleff " 25 "

(Southwest Side)
1868.
Ira Bisbee. Ζ. 19 Yrs.
Victor Gurney. " 20 "
Harden Benson. " 28 "
Giles K. Clifford. " 20 "
Albert K. Perry. " 18 "
Calvin Washburn. " 28 "
Warren B. Kenney. " 18 "
Geo. W. Dammon. " 20 "
Nelson J. Dammon. " 27 "
Randall B. Morton. " 23 "
 
Erected 1868.
 
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Location. 44° 13.595′ N, 70° 30.878′ W. Monument is in Paris, Maine, in Oxford County. It is in South Paris. It is at the intersection of Park Street (Maine Route 26) and High Street, on the left when traveling north on Park Street. Located in Moore Park. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 59 High St, South Paris ME 04281, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Bench (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Bench (a few steps from this marker); Paris, Maine, Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Paris, Maine World War Honor Roll (approx. 0.2 miles away); Paris, Maine Korea - Vietnam Honor Roll
Southeast Text image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, July 22, 2024
2. Southeast Text
(approx. 0.2 miles away); Norway, Maine Korea & Vietnam Veterans Monument (approx. 1.4 miles away); Norway, Maine 1917-1918 Honor Roll (approx. 1.4 miles away); American Legion Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
 
Northeast Text image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, July 22, 2024
3. Northeast Text
Northwest Text image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, July 22, 2024
4. Northwest Text
Southwest Text image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, July 22, 2024
5. Southwest Text
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 208 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on January 19, 2026, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 6, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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