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Historical Markers and War Memorials
in the Western Maine Lakes and Mountains Region

 
By Craig Doda, July 2, 2018
Bridgton's Sons Civil War Memorial
1 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Bridgton — Bridgton's Sons Civil War Memorial —
On South High Street at Main Street (U.S. 302), in the median on South High Street.
(Side 1) To Bridgton's Sons who defended the Union ·1861 — 1865· (Side 2) They strove that the nation might live: That government of the people, by the people, for the people, should not perish. (Side . . . — — Map (db m256608) WM
2 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Bridgton — Farragut Memorial Park —
On North High Street (U.S. 302) north of Creamery Street, on the right when traveling west.
Site of the first Baptist Meeting House, built 1815. Building torn down in 1907. Through the efforts of Maj. H.A. Shorey and others, over a period of many years the land was deeded, in trust to Farragut Post 27 G.A.R. for a Memorial Park in 1908. . . . — — Map (db m247595) HM
3 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Bridgton — Hemlock — Tsuga canadensis —
Near Commons Drive east of Fire Lane 159, on the right when traveling east.
One of Maine's widespread conifers, the hemlock is long lived and grows in shaded, moist areas. It was used extensively by indigenous people to treat a variety of ailments, including arthritis and colds, and more recently was used as tannin in . . . — — Map (db m267431) HM
4 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Bridgton — Webb House, circa 1830 — National Register of Historic Places —
On Main Street (U.S. 302) at Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m136997) HM
5 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Bridgton — White Pine — Pinus strobus —
Near Commons Drive.
The white pine is our Maine state tree, and the pine cone and tassel is our state flower! Starting in the 1750's, any large, straight pines within 10 miles of a navigable waterway in New England were marked with the sign of a broad arrow, destined . . . — — Map (db m267422) HM
6 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Bridgton, North Bridgton — 1st Lt. Roger F. Woodbury —
On North Bridgton Road (Maine Route 37) at Chadbourne Hill Road, on the right when traveling south on North Bridgton Road.
In Memoriam 1st Lt. Roger F. Woodbury 28th T.C. Squadron 60th T.C. Group A.A.C. In Italy, Feb. 2, 1945 For Universal Brotherhood — — Map (db m264137) WM
7 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Bridgton, North Bridgton — Leroy A. Allen Park —
On North Bridgton Road (Maine Route 37) at Chadbourne Hill Road, on the right when traveling south on North Bridgton Road.
This Park Dedicated In Memory of Leroy A. Allen Killed In Action in France July 18, 1918 For God and Country — — Map (db m264136) WM
8 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Bridgton, North Bridgton — North Bridgton Community Club —
On N Bridgton Road (Maine Route 37) at Kimball Road, on the left when traveling north on N Bridgton Road.
In Memory of North Bridgton Community Club Founded in 1946 Charter Members Iva Holden • Julia Chadbourne • Lillian Marr • Elizabeth Parsons • Georgia Allen • Josephine Flint • Blanche Keen • Georgia Decker • Doris . . . — — Map (db m264308) HM
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9 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Bridgton, The Ridge — Walker Memorial Hall —
On Highland Road, on the right when traveling north.
. . . — — Map (db m267424) HM
10 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Harrison — Deertrees Theatre —
On Deertrees Road east of Dillon Road, on the left when traveling east.
This Property Has Been Placed On The National Register Of Historic Places By The United States Department Of The Interior — — Map (db m263486) HM
11 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Harrison — Harrison Honor Roll — World War I & World War II —
On Front Street (Maine Route 35) at Main Street ( Route 117), on the right when traveling north on Front Street.
Harrison Honor Roll 1917 ✦ World War I ✦ 1918 Albert Brackett • Lawrence Briggs • Howard Buck • Percy Buck • Philip Chute • Windsor Chute • Bert Davis • George Davis • Clifford Denison • Hobart Denison • Lawrence . . . — — Map (db m264025) WM
12 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Harrison — Korea Memorial —
On Front Street (Maine Route 35) at Main Street ( Route 117), on the right when traveling north on Front Street.
To The Honor of Those Who Served Korea Presented by Lakeside Grange — — Map (db m263972) WM
13 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Harrison — Ryefield Bridge — 1912 —
On Ryefield Bridge Road 0.3 miles east of Plains Road, on the right when traveling east.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places Sept. 24, 1999 — — Map (db m198710) HM
14 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Harrison — Viet Nam Memorial —
On Front Street (Maine Route 35) at Main Street ( Route 117), on the right when traveling north on Front Street.
To The Honor of Those Who Served Viet Nam Presented by Lakeside Grange — — Map (db m263927) WM
15 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Naples — In Appreciation of The Men of Naples — Who Served in the World War — 1917-1919 —
On Roosevelt Trail (U.S. 302) at Lake House Road, on the right when traveling east on Roosevelt Trail.
In appreciation of The Men of Naples who served in the World War 1917-1919 *Leon E. RichardsonEdward M. Barker • Hartley G. Batchelder • Frank R. Brooks • Urban L. Cannell • Guy Edes • Robert Edes • Alonzo L. Edwards • Charles F. Elliot • . . . — — Map (db m155166) WM
16 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Naples — Songo Lock —
On Sebago Lake State Park Road 1.9 miles east of U.S. 302, on the left when traveling north.
This lock, originally built of stone masonry in 1830, was a vital link in the 50 mile long waterway from Portland Harbor to Harrison at the head of Long Lake until the advent of the railroad in 1869. At one time 100 “canal boats” were . . . — — Map (db m59436) HM
17 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Sebago — Welcome To Douglas Mountain — Elev. 1382ft —
Near Douglas Mountain Road south of Douglas Hill Road when traveling south.
As the highest point of land for several hundred square miles, Douglas Mountain provides a beautiful view of the surrounding region. Mount Washington and the White Mountains are close on the western horizon. On some days, it is possible to see as . . . — — Map (db m264029) HM
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18 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Sebago, East Sebago — Sebago Veterans Memorial —
On Sebago Road (Maine Route 114) at Baldwin Road ( Route 11), on the right when traveling north on Sebago Road.
Sebago Honors Her Men And Women Who Served In The Wars Of Their Country (left stone) Those Who Have Served Revolutionary War John Martin • Robert Libby • John Robinson • Robert Usher • David Potter War Of 1812 . . . — — Map (db m264192) WM
19 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Sebago, East Sebago — Sebago Veterans Stones —
On Sebago Road (Maine Route 114) at Baldwin Road ( Route 11), on the right when traveling north on Sebago Road.
Sebago Historical Society  Honors  All Our Veterans Michael A. Carbino  U.S. Navy Coast Guard  1960-1983 · Arthur Shute  U.S. Army  1943-1946 · Chester L. Decker  U.S. Army  1943-1946 · Allen F. Crabtree III  U.S. Air Force  1962-1972 · Everett  . . . — — Map (db m264270) WM
20 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Sebago, Sebago Center (Mud City) — Site of Potter Academy —
On Bridgton Rd (Maine Route 107) south of Convene Road, on the left when traveling west.
Site of Potter Academy 1895-1967 — — Map (db m263359) HM
21 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Steep Falls — Founder of Steep Falls —
On Main Street (Maine Route 11) at Pequawket Trail ( Route 113), on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Capt. Benj. Poland 34 Mass. Inf. War of 1812 Founder of Steep Falls 1822 — — Map (db m161837) HM
22 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Steep Falls — Steep Falls Park —
On Main Street (Maine Route 11) at Pequawket Trail ( Route 113), on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
A Memorial to all soldiers, and sailors, and loyal women, who served gallantly and made great sacrifices in all wars for the independence and preservation of their country. Gift of Gideon Marshall Tucker Vol. 16th Maine Regt. . . . — — Map (db m161834) WM
23 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Steep Falls — Steep Falls World War II Veterans Memorial —
On Main Street (Maine Route 11) at Gains Road, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Steep Falls 1941 — 1945 In Grateful Tribute To Those Who Served In World War II ★Morris E. Ward ★Charles W. Gain, Jr. Mark C. Baily · Robert A. Baily · Charles E. Baert · Frank L. Clark, Jr. · Elmore Cushman · . . . — — Map (db m161832) WM
24 ► Maine, Franklin County, Farmington — Dr. Rock's Rock —
Near Main Street.
Unearthed during excavation for UMF's ground-source heating system, this large boulder caught the attention of Dr. Thomas Eastler, Professor Emeritus of Geology (1942-2018). "Dr. Rock," as he was fondly known, became intrigued by its enigmatic . . . — — Map (db m286703) HM
25 ► Maine, Franklin County, Farmington — John Frank Stevens —
Near Prescott Street south of Main Street ( Route 4), on the right when traveling north.
Farmington Graduate 1853-1943 He changed the face of the Earth This memorial is dedicated to a quiet and impressive man whose early years of study and discipline were spent on this campus. John Frank Stevens was born on a . . . — — Map (db m286485) HM
26 ► Maine, Franklin County, Farmington — University of Maine at Farmington — Walk Around Farmington —
On Main Street (U.S. 4) near South Street, on the right when traveling north.
Established in 1864 as Maine's first public institution of higher education, the "Western State Normal School", as it was originally called, was dedicated to the professional training of teachers. Today, Farmington may be best known . . . — — Map (db m285793) HM
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27 ► Maine, Franklin County, Farmington — 123 — Votes For Women — Road to the 19th Amendment — National Votes for Women Trail —
On Main Street north of Depot Street, on the left when traveling north.
Franklin Co. Equal Suffrage, with Isabel Greenwood, Pres., hosted Maine Woman Suffrage Ass. annual convention At Old South church October, 1907 — — Map (db m288453) HM
28 ► Maine, Franklin County, Rangeley — The Whip Willow Farm / La ferme de Whip Willow —
On Main Street (Maine Route 4) just south of Dallas Hill Road, on the right when traveling south.
English: Farm, tavern, dance hall, boarding house, post office, or library? First explored by Europeans in 1760, settlers came to Rangeley in the early 1800s to farm and to harvest the abundant timber in the mountains. Early . . . — — Map (db m148395) HM
29 ► Maine, Franklin County, Rangeley — Trophy Trout Discovered / La dιcouverte de truites trophιes —
On Main Street (Maine Route 4) just south of Dallas Hill Road, on the right when traveling south.
English: Fishing frenzy changes Rangeley forever By the mid-1850s the "discovery" of Rangeley's large brook trout by outsiders forever changed the character of the community. Advertisements, articles, and exhibits on the trout . . . — — Map (db m148397) HM
30 ► Maine, Oxford County, Brownfield — Brownfield Historical Society — Cram School — Est. 1987 - Inc. 1989 —
On Main Street east of Dugway Road, on the left when traveling east.
This one room schoolhouse was moved to this site and remodeled after the original town hall was destroyed by the fire of 1947. — — Map (db m253514) HM
31 ► Maine, Oxford County, Brownfield — Brownfield Korea & Vietnam Memorial —
On Main Street (Maine Route 160) at Spring Street ( Route 160), on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
Korea John G. Pandora USN • Thomas B. Pandora USN • George L. Perreault USN • Harland C. Lawler USA • Edmund W Lawler USA • Philip Burnell USA • Wallace Burnell USA • Horace Burnell USA • Morriss York USA • George Walker USA . . . — — Map (db m266503) WM
32 ► Maine, Oxford County, Brownfield — Brownfield War Memorial —
On Spring Street (Maine Route 160) at Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Spring Street.
Korea & Vietnam Edward Brown USA • Steven Day USAF • Ralph Lewis USA • C. Daniel Lane USN Lebanon & Granada Panama David Eaton USMC Persian Gulf Travis Day USN • Vincent Pestilli USA • Timothy F. . . . — — Map (db m266505) WM
33 ► Maine, Oxford County, Brownfield — Brownfield World War I Memorial —
On Main Street at Spring Street ( Route 160), on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
In Honor Of The men who served in the Army or Navy of the United States of America in the World War 1917 — 1919 Mynard Anthony • Joseph Bishop • Perley Day • Albert J. Durgin • Everett Eastman • Sergt. Ralph B. Eaton . . . — — Map (db m266498) WM
34 ► Maine, Oxford County, Brownfield — Brownfield World War II Memorial — 1941 — 1945 —
On Spring Street (Maine Route 160) at Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Spring Street.
★ In Honor Of ★ Those Who Served In World War II ——— Army ★Lord Harry Jr. • ★Lowell Russell • ★Wing George Anthony Minard · Anthony William · Babb Albert · Babb Robert · Blake . . . — — Map (db m266502) WM
35 ► Maine, Oxford County, Brownfield — Brownfield: The Forest Fires of 1947 —
On Main Street east of Dugway Road, on the left when traveling east.
In 1947, the State of Maine suffered its largest forest fire disaster in modern history. The state experienced over 90 consecutive days of record breaking high temperatures and drought. By mid-October, many small wildfires started and spread out . . . — — Map (db m256008) HM
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36 ► Maine, Oxford County, Brownfield — Daniel A. Bean Monument —
On Main Street (Maine Route 160) at Spring Street ( Route 160), on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Brownfield To her sons who upheld the flag 1861 — 1865 Colonel Augustus A Gibson. 3d Artillery USA • Maj Sylvanus B Bean • Maj Eli B Bean A.O.M. Vols 3d ME INFY. • Orren Rodgers • 5th ME INFY. Corp Chas H Bean • Corp James Brown • . . . — — Map (db m266643) WM
37 ► Maine, Oxford County, Brownfield — The Colt-Browning M1895 —
On Main Street east of Dugway Road, on the left when traveling east.
Nickname (Potato Digger) because of its unusual operating mechanism. The Colt-Browning is an air-cooled, belt-fed gas operated machine gun that fires from a closed bolt with a cyclic rate of 450 rounds per minute. Based on a John . . . — — Map (db m253130) HM
38 ► Maine, Oxford County, Denmark — Denmark Civil War Soldiers' Monument —
On Maine Route 160 at Route 117, on the left when traveling south on Maine Route 160.
(front) 1861-1865 To Patriotism and Valor (rear) Erected by the town of Denmark in grateful recognition of the services of her sons. — — Map (db m247302) WM
39 ► Maine, Oxford County, Denmark — Denmark Veterans —
On East Main Street (Maine Route 117) at Bush Row Road, on the right when traveling south on East Main Street.
In honor of those Denmark veterans who so proudly served Denmark, Maine Veterans of the Revolutionary War 1775 - 1783 Wright Allen • John Douglass • Joel Abbot • Jonathan Dresser • Stephen Peary • Obediah True • Unknown • Unknown • . . . — — Map (db m248682) WM
40 ► Maine, Oxford County, Fryeburg — Armed Forces Memorial —
On Bradley Street, on the right when traveling east.
In honor of the men and women who served their country in the armed forces in time of war and in memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice Erected by the Town of Fryeburg 1960 — — Map (db m266694) WM
41 ► Maine, Oxford County, Fryeburg — Bradley Memorial Park —
On Main Street (U.S. 302) at River Street ( Route 113), on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Presented to the town of Fryeburg in the year 1920 as a living memorial to all soldiers, sailors and marines of Fryeburg who have served their country in times of peril and further to commemorate the original location of Fryeburg Academy where, in . . . — — Map (db m266686) HM WM
42 ► Maine, Oxford County, Fryeburg — Fryeburg Honor Roll —
On Main Street (U.S. 302) at River Street ( Route 113), on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
(First Tablet) French & Indian Wars Rogers Rangers David Evans, John Evans, Daniel Farrington, Joseph Frye, Simon Frye, Nathaniel Hutchins, Nathaniel Merrill, James Osgood, Samuel Osgood, David Page, Vere Royce, Edward Shirley, . . . — — Map (db m266591) WM
43 ► Maine, Oxford County, Fryeburg — Hemlock Bridge — Maine Historic Civil Engineering Landmark —
On Hemlock Bridge Road 1.1 miles south of Frog Alley, on the right when traveling east.
Oldest surviving example of a Paddleford truss system used in a Maine covered bridge. Built in 1857 — Designated on January 17, 2002 — — Map (db m198708) HM
44 ► Maine, Oxford County, Fryeburg — John Stevens — An Early Settler in this Town —
On Main Street (U.S. 302) at Portland Street ( Route 5), on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
In memory of John Stevens an early settler in this town who spent the winter here in 1762-3. Erected by his great grandson — Henry Pierce — of San Francisco California 1902 — — Map (db m155160) HM
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45 ► Maine, Oxford County, Fryeburg — Liberty Tree Memorial —
On Bradley Street, on the right when traveling east.
The American Liberty elm was named after "The Liberty Tree": Our Country's First Symbol of Freedom. On the morning of August 14, 1765, the people of Boston awakened to discover two effigies suspended from an elm tree in protest of the hated Stamp . . . — — Map (db m266832) HM
46 ► Maine, Oxford County, Fryeburg — Lovewell's Fight — Battleground Monument —
On Lovewell Pond Road at Battleground Road, on the left when traveling west on Lovewell Pond Road.
To mark the field of Lovewell's Fight on the 8th day of May 1725 between a company of Massachusetts rangers of 34 men and 80 warriors of the Pequawket Tribe led by Paugus in a contest lasting from early morning until after sunset the Indians were . . . — — Map (db m266833) HM WM
47 ► Maine, Oxford County, Fryeburg — Robert E. Peary Stones —
On Main Street (U.S. 302) south of Bradley Street, on the right when traveling south.
Fifty and four hundred feet north lie stones erected in 1883 by Admiral Robert E. Peary Discoverer of the North Pole A former Fryeburg resident, these two meridian stones indicate the true north and thus enable surveyors to obtain the . . . — — Map (db m258097) HM
48 ► Maine, Oxford County, Lovell, Center Lovell — Lovell Honor Roll —
On Main Street (Maine Route 5), on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated to the men and women who served in World War II Arthur L. Adams • Howard E. Adams • Paul H. Adams • Rodley T. Adams • Winfield W. Adams • Earl. E. Allen • Rex A. Allen • Theodore M. Allen, Jr. • Stuart M. Anderson • . . . — — Map (db m267428) WM
49 ► Maine, Oxford County, Lovell, Lovell Village — Lovell Veterans Memorial —
On Main Street (Maine Route 5) at Christian Hill Road, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
(Center, both sides) In honor of all men and women of Lovell who have served our country in times of war and peace (Below, both sides) ★ Killed in action (Below, northwest side) Dedicated . . . — — Map (db m266938) WM
50 ► Maine, Oxford County, Lovell, Lovell Village — The Minutemen of Lexington & Concord —
On Main Street (Maine Route 5) at Christian Hill Road, on the right on Main Street.
In honor of the Minutemen of Lexington & Concord 1775 One of whom was Capt. Abraham Andrews 1747 – 1823 J.B.T. 1997
By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, . . . — — Map (db m270016) WM
51 ► Maine, Oxford County, Norway — American Legion Memorial —
On Main Street (Maine Route 117) at Paris Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
In honor of all veterans who served honorably — — Map (db m262816) WM
52 ► Maine, Oxford County, Norway — C.B. Cummings & Sons Co. —
On Pikes Hill Road north of Water Street, on the right when traveling north.
Former Site of C.B. Cummings & Sons Co. 1860 - 2003 For 143 years, the family owned and operated C.B. Cummings & Sons Co. employed several generations of area residents and was a mainstay of the local business community. Manufacturers . . . — — Map (db m263415) HM
53 ► Maine, Oxford County, Norway — Capt. Frank T. Bartlett Camp —
On Main Street (Maine Route 117) at Lynn Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
In Memory Of Capt. Frank T. Bartlett Camp United Spanish War Veterans 1898 - 1902 — — Map (db m262882) WM
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54 ► Maine, Oxford County, Norway — L. M. Longley & Son —
On Main Street (Maine Route 117) at Deering Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
A Hardware store has been located on this site continuously since 1844. J. O. Crooker was the first proprietor. The present brick structure, built in 1867, survived the fire of 1894. L. M. Longley came to Norway in 1898 as a plumber and in . . . — — Map (db m263414) HM
55 ► Maine, Oxford County, Norway — Memorial Site —
On Main Street (Maine Route 117) at Paris Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
This Memorial Site Dedicated May 30, 1976 By Rev. J. Lello Donated By Stone Smart American Legion Post 82 — — Map (db m262879) WM
56 ► Maine, Oxford County, Norway — Norway Civil War Monument — 1861-1865 —
On Main Street (Maine Route 117) at Lynn St, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
. . . — — Map (db m263219) WM
57 ► Maine, Oxford County, Norway — Norway, Maine 1917-1918 Honor Roll —
On Main Street (Maine Route 117) at Paris Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
1917 Honor Roll 1918 Norway, Maine Allen Harold M. · Ames George F. · Andrews Francis S. · Aspinall John S. · Austin Edwin G. · Barker Hubert H. · Bartlett Albert R. · Bartlett Donald S. · ★Bartlett Frances E. · Bennett . . . — — Map (db m262880) WM
58 ► Maine, Oxford County, Norway — Norway, Maine Korea & Vietnam Veterans Monument —
On Main Street (Maine Route 117) at Paris Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Korean War Veterans Adams, David • Allen, Dale F Jr. • Allen, Edward L • Allen, Iva R • Ames, George E • Anderson, Stanton D • Andrews, Herbert W • Arsenault, Robert J • Austin, Chester E • Austin, Francis W • Bailey, Ronald W • Baker, Joseph . . . — — Map (db m264019) WM
59 ► Maine, Oxford County, Norway — Norway, Maine WWII Monument —
On Main Street (Maine Route 118) at Paris Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Norway Veterans in WWII Abbott, Frank E · Adams, Gerald · ★ Adams, Gerald F · Adams, Herbert M · Adams, Howard E · Additon, Burris I · Allen, Frederick J · Albert, Waino A · Ames, Gordon F · Andrews, Francis S · Ashton, Vincent H · . . . — — Map (db m311061) WM
60 ► Maine, Oxford County, Norway — Revolutionary Soldiers Memorial —
On Main Street (Maine Route 117) at Lynn Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
In memory of the Revolutionary soldiers of Oxford County — — Map (db m264101) WM
61 ► Maine, Oxford County, Norway — Sanborn Shoe Shop Co. — 1897-1986 —
On Danforth Street south of Beale Street, on the left when traveling south.
This building stands on land donated to the town of Norway in 1986 by the Sanborn Shoe Shop Co, whose shoe factory buildings on this site served the town of Norway from 1897 to 1985. — — Map (db m263412) HM
62 ► Maine, Oxford County, Norway — The Weary Club of Norway, Maine —
On Main Street (Maine Route 117) at Deering Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
In 1923, a few businessmen of kindred spirits gathered around a pot belly stove in a vacant store. A few antique chairs, a rickety table, plenty of clear cedar for whittling, and an ever present spittoon comprised the only goods and chattels. The . . . — — Map (db m262643) HM
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63 ► Maine, Oxford County, Paris, South Paris — Paris Civil War Monument —
On Park Street (Maine Route 26) at High Street, on the left when traveling north on Park Street.
(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 " . . . — — Map (db m291998) WM
64 ► Maine, Oxford County, Paris, South Paris — Paris, Maine Korea - Vietnam Honor Roll —
On Church Street north of Main Street ( Route 26), on the left when traveling north.
. . . — — Map (db m253522) WM
65 ► Maine, Oxford County, Paris, South Paris — Paris, Maine World War Honor Roll —
On Church Street north of Main Street ( Route 26), on the left when traveling north.
Honor Roll In Memory of Those who made the Supreme Sacrifice World War I Arthur S. Foster · Edmund M. Harlow · William H. Thibodeau · Vernon A. Thomas · Oscar Valley · Frank E. West World War II Ray E. Bean · Lenwood N. Carroll, Jr. · John . . . — — Map (db m253518) WM
66 ► Maine, Oxford County, Paris, South Paris — Paris, Maine, Veterans Memorial — ☆ We Are Forever Grateful ☆ —
On Park Street (Maine Route 26) at High Street, on the left when traveling north on Park Street.
(center tablet) In honor of all the veterans of Paris who have served our country ( back ) Francis M Gammon Jr • Francis M Gammon Sr • Larry G Gammon • Robert L Gammon • Edwin L Gammon • Shawna M Ramsay • Richard H . . . — — Map (db m264434) WM
67 ► Maine, Oxford County, Paris, South Paris — Veterans Bench —
On High Street at Park Street ( Route 26), on the right when traveling north on High Street.
In memory of all veterans All gave some   Some gave all — — Map (db m267104) WM
68 ► Maine, Oxford County, Paris, South Paris — Veterans Bench —
On High Street at Park Street ( Route 26), on the right when traveling north on High Street.
In memory of all veterans Freedom is not free — — Map (db m267105) WM
69 ► Maine, Oxford County, Rumford — Memorial Bridge — 1917 — 1919 —
On Portland Street at Rumford Avenue, in the median on Portland Street.
dedicated to World War veterans July 4, 1930 under auspices of Napoleon Ouellette Post No. 24 American Legion Dept. of Maine — — Map (db m198706) WM
70 ► Maine, Oxford County, Stoneham, East Stoneham — Town of Stoneham, Maine Honor Roll — World War II —
On Main Street (Maine Route 5), on the right when traveling west.
Proudly we pay tribute to the members of our community who answered the call of our country in World War II Lawrence A. Anderson · Milton H. Barker · Alton L. Curtis · Carrol A. Curtis · Laurence H. Dadmun · Osmond A. Dadmun · . . . — — Map (db m267427) WM
71 ► Maine, Oxford County, Stow — Brickett Place —
Near Brickett Road east of Main Road ( Route 113).
John and Catharine Brickett settled in this area around 1816. Their original log and wood frame house was later replaced with the present house, built from locally fired clay bricks. At the time, the main route wove through rural Chatham, NH, and . . . — — Map (db m116161) HM
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72 ► Maine, Oxford County, Sweden — Roll of Honor — World Wars I and II — Town of Sweden —
On Bridgton Road (Maine Route 93), on the right when traveling north.
World War I ★ Maurice Emerson · ★ Albert Kimball · Earl Marr · Clayton Tower World War II Edward Bell · Charles Bennett · James Bennett · Lawrence Bishop · Guy Boutelle · Arthur Cannell · Warren . . . — — Map (db m267022) WM
73 ► Maine, Oxford County, Sweden — Sweden Center Schoolhouse —
On Bridgton Road (Maine Route 93), on the left when traveling north.
In 1854, Samuel Nevers had this one room schoolhouse built with bricks made in Lovell. It operated as a school from 1854 until 1964. The building was then used as the office of the town selectmen until 2006. The Sweden Historical Society . . . — — Map (db m267018) HM
74 ► Maine, Oxford County, Sweden — The Forge Blacksmith Shop —
On Bridgton Road (Maine Route 93), on the left when traveling north.
In 1850, Albion Nevers built this workshop across the street from his farm on the corner of Waterford and Hardscrabble roads. He was a woodworker, cabinet maker, blacksmith, known for his rattail hinges, repaired wagon wheels and would hoist up . . . — — Map (db m267021) HM
75 ► Maine, Oxford County, Sweden — Veterans Bench —
On Bridgton Road (Maine Route 93), on the right when traveling north.
In memory of all veterans All gave some   Some gave all — — Map (db m267106) WM
76 ► Maine, Oxford County, Woodstock — Bryant Pond Telephone Company —
On North Main Street (Maine Route 26) east of Lake Road, on the right when traveling east.
This Sculpture by Gil Whitman is dedicated to the memory of Barbara & Elden Hathaway owners of the Bryant Pond Telephone Company the very last hand crank magneto telephone system in the U.S.A. They purchased the company in 1951 and operated it . . . — — Map (db m296650) HM
 
 
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Oct. 16, 2026