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Cape Porpoise in York County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Veterans Memorial

 
 
Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 26, 2011
1. Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription.

Memorial to all
Veterans of Kennebunkport

WWII Korean and
Vietnam Conflicts
and to those who
made the
supreme sacrifice

May 30, 1974

 
Erected 1974 by the Citizens of Kennebunkport, Maine.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, KoreanWar, VietnamWar, World II.
 
Location. 43° 22.35′ N, 70° 26.306′ W. Memorial is in Cape Porpoise, Maine, in York County. It is at the intersection of Mills Road (Maine Route 9) and Main Street ( Route 9), on the right when traveling south on Mills Road. Memorial is on the grounds of the Atlantic [Fire] Engine Company, across Maine Route 9 from Atlantic Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Cape Porpoise ME 04014, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Southern Maine Coast. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Battle of Cape Porpoise (Goat Island) (approx. 0.6 miles away); Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Kennebunk River Drawbridge (approx. 2.1 miles away); Shipbuilding along the Kennebunk River (approx. 2.1 miles away); Bridge changes as town evolves (approx. 2.2 miles away); Our President George H. W. Bush (approx. 2.3 miles away); Anchor to Windward Monument (approx. 2.3 miles away); Vatican Pavilion Sculpture (approx. 2.4 miles away).
 
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Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 26, 2011
2. Veterans Memorial
Atlantic Hall from Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 26, 2011
3. Atlantic Hall from Veterans Memorial
For location purposes
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 696 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 25, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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