Within this enclosure were buried 21 soldiers captured by the English at the battle of Queenston, Canada in the War of 1812 and died in hospital here while on their way to Boston for Exchange.
( stone below the marker )
Proudly . . . — — Map (db m204672) HM WM
Fort Sumner Park, located behind you acros North Street, began its history in 1775 during the Revolutionary War. Initially referred to as The Great Fort, and later, as The Citadel, it was commissioned in 1794 as the first . . . — — Map (db m311684) HM
This mask was found in 1977 during the excavation of the Portland Public Library at Elm and Congress Streets. It was the single-most important architectural detail of the former Elm Theater. The Elm Theater, which stood at its Elm Street site from . . . — — Map (db m185935) HM
Friends (Quaker) Meeting House, Corner of Federal and Pearl Streets. Famous abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison started the Maine anti-slavery movement with a speech given here in 1832.
Garrison advocated "immediate emancipation without . . . — — Map (db m96520) HM
An early supporter of the Temperance cause and one of the first to "espouse the cause of the slave."
Thurston (1814-1900) helped freedom seekers in their flight from slavery, "at one time having the care of 30 fugitives, who were dispatched . . . — — Map (db m186462) HM
Mariner's Church Fore and Moulton Street location of Daniel Colesworthy's basement anti-slavery bookstore and printshop. In 1836 Colesworthy printed "Light and Truth From Ancient and Sacred History," a book by African American, Robert Benjamin . . . — — Map (db m96607) HM
Secondhand clothing store of Lloyd Scott, 44 Exchange Street. Scott became vice president of the Portland Union anti-slavery society in 1842.
Secondhand clothing stores were essential to the Underground Railroad and became successful . . . — — Map (db m96623) HM
The United States Custom House is a skillful blend of the Renaissance Revival and Second Empire styles. It is true to its original design. The three-story, free-standing, I-shaped structure is constructed of New Hampshire granite.
Distinctive . . . — — Map (db m259752) HM
By the summer of 1866, Portland was the largest commercial shipping port in the nation. Industries sprouted up everywhere. Much of their was simply dumpted into rivers, streams, and directly into the Bay.
Few realized that we were . . . — — Map (db m186353) HM
Native Americans harvested this rich estuary, camping on Casco Bay islands to hunt, fish, and dig clams.
Prehistoric spear and harpoon points, fish bones, and shell heaps found on Casco Bay islands help trace ancient peoples' late winter, . . . — — Map (db m186360) HM
In 1982, Tony set out to realize his most ambitious dream of all to build a floating restaurant next to his marina-by converting a used car ferry into a facility that could serve 600 people at a time.
To help finance the project, Tony sent out . . . — — Map (db m259973) HM
The Berlin Wall
Aug 13, 1961 - Nov. 9, 1984
Forgot not the tyranny of this wall
Horrid place.
Nor the love of freedom that made it fall -
Laid waste — — Map (db m258361) WM
The first FOX23 Heroes Wall was built in 2009. The Heroes Wall is a monument dedicated to honor our Maine Veterans of War. Please take time to gaze upon their faces and acknowledge their heroism in Serving our country. If you would like to honor . . . — — Map (db m258736) WM
In 1980 Tony DiMillo purchased The Newport, and opened his "floating restaurant" in December of 1982. One of the largest such restaurants in the country, her overall length is 206 feet, with a beam of 65 feet. She weighs 701 tons and boasts a . . . — — Map (db m259753) HM
"Whe Ed Muskie laid out the nation's framework for proection of the human environment, it was the political equivalent of splitting the atom."
Leon G. Billings, . . . — — Map (db m186352) HM
Measuring nine feet across, this propeller is from the Tug Stamford which was built in 1951 as the Thomas Tracy, then renamed in 1971 to the Stamford. In 1998, the tug was acquired by the Portland Tugboat and Shipbuilding Co. of Portland, Maine, . . . — — Map (db m105980) HM
This tablet is dedicated
to the men who served in
Company M, 1st Maine Volunteer Infantry
in the war with Spain
Captain Charles S. Carleton ·
1st Lieut. Willard C. Lord · 2nd Lieut. Frederick A. Hobbs
Sergeants . . . — — Map (db m275991) WM
This memorial is dedicated by the
Cornelia Warren Community Association
in appreciation for the
courageous and honorable service
of our Westbrook men and women. — — Map (db m276129) WM
"In honor of the men and women
who served during
Operation Desert Storm
Dedicated by local businesses
and caring citizens of Westbrook"
August 2, 1990 — — Map (db m275756) WM
POW - MIA Memorial
Malcolm A. Avore John H. R. Brooks Carl R. Churchill Edward J. Darcy Richard C. Dority John E. Duffy Blenn C. Dyer Paul E. Getchell Robert S. Graustein ★ Walter L. Hall Terrance H. Hanley Jack R. . . . — — Map (db m276130) WM
Dedicated June 9, 1914
by the City of Westbrook
as a public park
On the one hundredth anniversary
of the incorporation of the Town
of Westbrook by authority of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
on June 9, 1814, having been formerly . . . — — Map (db m276132) HM
25th Anniversary
Archangel - Greater Portland
Sister Cities
This white birch tree celebrates and is dedicated to the 25 years of trust, friendship and peace between the people of Archangel, Russia and Greater Portland, Maine, USA
November . . . — — Map (db m276149) HM
This property
Walker Memorial
Library
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m275621) HM
(front / southeast face)
Westbrook
honors her sons and daughters
who strove by their
loyalty, self-sacrifice and devotion
to preserve and cement the Union
in the days of the Civil War
1861 1865
(southwest face)
In . . . — — Map (db m276148) WM
The citizens of Westbrook dedicate this memorial
to the men of our city who gave the last full measure
of devotion for the preservation of freedom
in the Vietnam conflict.
Sgt. Lester MacDonald 1966
1st Lt. Paul L. Stimpson 1967 . . . — — Map (db m276126) WM
In memory of
Westbrook citizens who served
and
those who died serving
World War I - 398 served; 19 died serving
World War II - 1486 served; 37 died serving
Donated by
— — Map (db m275757) WM
One of the few remaining and active pedestrian suspension bridges constructed by the John A. Roebling's Sons Company (legendary designers and constructors of wire rope suspension bridges). Spanning the Androscoggin River, this bridge continues to . . . — — Map (db m258917) HM
Le Petit Pont footbridge connects French-Canadian workers with home, church, & school.
"French Quarter" community spans the river
An estimated 1 million French-speaking Canadians
relocated to the U.S. between 1840 and 1930.
In census . . . — — Map (db m258916) HM
The Towns That River Power Built
Damming the Androscoggin harnessed the power that attracted industry. From sawmills, wollen mills, then the Cabot cotton mill, to Topsham's pulp and paper mills, the river provided cheap and plentiful power. . . . — — Map (db m258918) HM
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