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. Marker is in Rockland, Maine, in Knox County. Memorial 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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 28 Park Street, Rockland ME 04841, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 (about 300 feet

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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. ¼ mile away); Walter Hamor Piston (approx. ¼ mile away); Spanish American War Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rockland.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 24, 2011

2. Civil War & Libby Post No. 16, G.A.R. Memorial

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 24, 2011

3. Civil War & Libby Post No. 16, G.A.R. Memorial

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., Memorial

4. Civil War & Libby Post No. 16, G.A.R. Memorial

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 24, 2011

5. Civil War & Libby Post No. 16, G.A.R. Memorial

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 24, 2011

6. Civil War & Libby Post No. 16, G.A.R. Memorial

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 Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 886 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on May 15, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.