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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TDP_portland-maine-fort-allen-park-gar-memorial-historical_Portland-ME.html
Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty One country and One flag In memory of the Grand Army of the Republic Dedicated September 9, 1929 By the Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T05_freefort-maine-civil-war-monument-a-war-memorial_Freeport-ME.html
In honor of our soldiers & sailors 1861-1865 1906
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SSV_annie-c-mcguire-shipwreck-memorial-historical_Cape-Elizabeth-ME.html
Annie C. McGuire shipwrecked here Christmas Eve 1886.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LF3_the-ultimate-sacrifice_South-Portland-ME.html
This park memorial is dedicated to all families whose homes and heritages were destroyed in 1942 so a shipyard could be built during World War II This area, known as Cushing's Point at Ferry Village, consisted of many homes, some built by their o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DVX_rear-admiral-james-alden_Portland-ME.html
Panel 1:[rendering of Rear Admiral James Alden]Born in Portland March 31, 1810Died in San Francisco Feb 6, 1877 Panel 2:[rendering of a mariner's sextant]Intrepid ExplorerSkilful HydrographerCartographer of the West Coastof the United States …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DK7_john-ford-memorial_Portland-ME.html
[On the base of the John Ford statue]:John Ford, Director - "I Make Westerns" Born: John Martin Feeney, 2-1-1894 Died: John Ford, 8-31-1973 Portland High School Class of 1914 Married Mary McBride Smith of North Carolina, 1920- From Laur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14DG_songo-lock_Naples-ME.html
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 engaged in f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11UX_the-work-force_South-Portland-ME.html
We welcome you to our yard. You are now a member of our army of 25,000 men and women building the ships so urgently needed to carry war supplies to the fighting front.New England Shipbuilding Corporation, Employee Handbook With the shipyards in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11UU_voyages-for-victory_South-Portland-ME.html
Each new ship strikes a blow at the menace to the Nation and for the Liberty of the Free People of the World?President Franklin Delano RooseveltSeptember 27, 1941At the launching of the first Liberty ship, Patrick Henry from Bethlehem-Fairfield Sh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11QO_wwii-on-the-home-front_South-Portland-ME.html
During the war we all did our part to contribute. At first I worked at the shipyard as a welder. Then I served on board the Francis Retka, a Liberty ship we launched from the East Yard.Frank EmeryWelder, 1941-1944, New England Shipbuilding Corp. …
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