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Rockland in Knox County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Civil War and Edwin Libby Post No. 16, G.A.R. Memorial

 
 
Civil War & Libby Post No. 16, G.A.R. Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 24, 2011
1. Civil War & Libby Post No. 16, G.A.R. Memorial
Inscription.
To the memory of those men who claiming Rockland
by birth or by adoption as their home
served in the Army & Navy of the United States
War of 1861-1865

Here stood for many years the home of
Edwin Libby Post No. 16
Grand Army of the Republic
of the State of Maine

This memorial erected by the
Municipality, Citizens and Friends
The Edwin Libbry Post and Kindred Organizations of
Patriotic Men and Women
A D 1912

The City of Rockland is forever to protect and
maintain this memorial and the land upon which
it rests

 
Erected 1912 by City of Rockland, Citizens, Friends, Edwin Libby Post No. 16, and Patriotic Men and Women.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 44° 6.113′ N, 69° 6.561′ W. Memorial is in Rockland, Maine, in Knox County. It is at the intersection of Park Street (U.S. 1) and Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Park Street. Memorial is in Chapman Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 28 Park Street, Rockland ME 04841, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Midcoast Maine and on Penobscot Bay. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chapman Park (a few steps from this marker); Rockland Harbor Trail
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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Portland Head Light Bell (1942) (about 400 feet away); The Blues Trail: Mississippi to Maine (about 400 feet away); Strand Theatre (about 500 feet away); World Wars Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Walter Hamor Piston (approx. Ό mile away); Spanish American War Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rockland.
 
Civil War & Libby Post No. 16, G.A.R. Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 24, 2011
2. Civil War & Libby Post No. 16, G.A.R. Memorial
Civil War & Libby Post No. 16, G.A.R. Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 24, 2011
3. Civil War & Libby Post No. 16, G.A.R. Memorial
Civil War & Libby Post No. 16, G.A.R. Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., Memorial
4. Civil War & Libby Post No. 16, G.A.R. Memorial
Civil War & Libby Post No. 16, G.A.R. Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 24, 2011
5. Civil War & Libby Post No. 16, G.A.R. Memorial
Civil War & Libby Post No. 16, G.A.R. Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 24, 2011
6. Civil War & Libby Post No. 16, G.A.R. Memorial
Civil War & Libby Post No. 16, G.A.R. Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 24, 2011
7. Civil War & Libby Post No. 16, G.A.R. Memorial
Flagpole base uprights appear to be Springfield rifles
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,175 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on May 15, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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