Historical Markers and War Memorials in Saco, Maine
Alfred is the county seat for York County
Saco is in York County
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Charles Henry Granter (1812 - 1893) was an artist, musician, poet, translator, historian, outdoorsman and environmentalist. He was born in Saco as the son of Saco Collector of Customs Daniel Granter and Mary Jordan, daughter of Tristam Jordan, . . . — — Map (db m186191) HM
Dr. Laura Black Stickney promoted public health, women’s suffrage, and ran for mayor during her 50 years of Saco civic leadership.
Born September 8, 1879 in Porter, Maine, Laura May Black learned to read in a one-room school house, directly . . . — — Map (db m55690) HM
Cochranism was the name given to the religious sect led by Jacob Cochran in the years 1816 to 1819, before this charismatic preacher was convicted and imprisoned for four years on charges of “gross lewd and lascivious conduct.” The . . . — — Map (db m55698) HM
Founded in 1866 as the York Institute, the Saco Museum is one of the oldest museums in Maine. The Institutes mandate was "to promote the study of Natural Hitory; to encourage Science and Art; also to collect and preserve whatever relates to the . . . — — Map (db m186215) HM
Saco native Samuel Brannan became one of the country’s richest men promoting the California gold rush, and one of the most colorful figures in California history, but he wasn’t a gold miner and he died in poverty.
Brannan was born in Saco in . . . — — Map (db m55699) HM
Sarah Fairfield Hamilton was a founder of the local chapter of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union, and led that organization to create Saco's first kindergarten, a nursery for mill workers' children, summer park programs and other . . . — — Map (db m55721) HM
This plaque is made from bronze taken
from Battleship Maine when salvaged
from Havana harbor in 1912
In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th 1898
This tablet is cast from metal
recovered from the U.S.S. . . . — — Map (db m55696) HM
While Saco was served by a number of membership libraries and reading rooms earlier, including that of the York Institute, now the Saco Museum, the City's first truly public library opened in 1882. The library was the creation of Olive and Oliver . . . — — Map (db m186211) HM
In recognition of all the men and women of Saco who have served our country in times of war and peace active and reserve
WWII • Korea • Vietnam • The Gulf War • Iraq • Afghanistan • All other conflicts — — Map (db m186207) WM
At one time, this tiny triangle of land was crowded with buildings: an old house with an adjoining stable that was used as a tavern; another house; a store called the Exchange Coffee House; and another house located on the upper end of the lot. . . . — — Map (db m186196) HM
Erected to the memory of
the Country’s Defenders
1775 – 1865
With malice toward none,
With charity for all,
With firmness in the right,
As God gives us
To see the right — — Map (db m55691) HM
Dedicated to the Glory of God, the Exaltation
of Patriotism, and the Promotion of Education,
in honor of those from Saco
who served in the World War
[Died in Service]
Amede Dupre •
Alfred Durette •
James Gillespie •
Alexander . . . — — Map (db m55697) HM
