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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23GU_nas-brunswick-tribute-to-state-of-maine_Augusta-ME.html
Presented
this Bicentennial Year
1976
to the People of
the State of Maine
in appreciation for their role
in our nation's history
by
Staff
Commander Patrol Wings
U.S. Atlantic Fleet
Naval Air Station
Brunswick, Maine
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23GQ_samantha-reed-smith_Augusta-ME.html
In 1982, ten year old Samantha Smith wrote a letter to Yuri Andropov, the leader of the Soviet Union asking, "Why do you want to go to war with the United States?" Mr. Andropov's reply to that letter, his invitation for Samantha to visit, and her …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23GP_vietnam-veterans-pine-grove_Augusta-ME.html
A living memorial dedicated to
all Maine Sons and Daughters who served
in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam War,
those who made the supreme sacrifice
as well as those who have returned.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23GK_wawenock-block-1858_Wiscasset-ME.html
Alexander Johnston, Jr. designed and named this commercial building after the Wawenocks, a band of the Penobscots, Native Americans who lived in this area for many years before the first English settlements. Local builder Henry Bragdon completed t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23GA_civilian-conservation-corps_Augusta-ME.html
In honor of the young men of the
Civilian Conservation Corps
who, from 1933 to 1942,
changed the face of Maine
by building parks, roads, trails,
forests and citizenship, leaving
a lasting legacy to the
conservation of natural resources
f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23FS_world-war-ii-and-korean-war-memorial-a-war-memorial_Augusta-ME.html
Forever honoring the memory
of these men
who gave their lives
for their country
in World War II
and
the Korean War
1st. Lt. Robert Waugh
A U.S. Congressional Medal of Honor
[Roll of Honored Dead]
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23F3_world-war-i-memorial-a-war-memorial_Augusta-ME.html
To the memory
of our heroic dead
who fought for the liberty
of humanity
1917-1919
—————
Quiet they rest
in this high hope serene
that we for whom they died
shall keep the faith
Killed in Action
Wilfred Al…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23F0_augustas-vietnam-war-dead-memorial-a-war-memorial_Augusta-ME.html
Not for fame or reward
Not for place or for rank
Not lured by ambition
or goaded by necessity
But in simple obedience to duty
as they understood it
These men suffered all
Sacrificed all
Dared all - and died
Richard W. Arnold · …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23ES_civil-war-memorial-a-war-memorial_Augusta-ME.html
In honor
of her heroic sons who died
in the
War for the Union
and to commend their example
to succeeding generations
this monument is erected
by the
City of Augusta
A. D. 1881.
[Roll of Honored Dead]
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23EQ_william-penn-whitehouse-homestead-site_Augusta-ME.html
On this site stood the homestead of William Penn Whitehouse, Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from 1911 to 1919. An 1863 graduate of Colby College, Whitehouse studied law with Sewall Lancaster, then opened his own law office in 18…