Fireman's Memorial, Portland, Maine
Posted by: YoSam.
N 43° 39.573 W 070° 15.335
19T E 398760 N 4834826
Originally on the Western Promenade (1898-1910), then Evergreen Cemetery (1910-1987) now at the rebuilt fire house.
Waymark Code: WM4DRM
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 08/10/2008
Views: 50
Statue text:
P. F. D.
In Honor of
The Fire DepartmentSculptor: Edward Souther Griffin (1834-1928).
Fabricators: Hawkes Brothers.
Date Dedicated: September 5, 1898.
County of Monument: Cumberland County.
Additional info: Griffin was known as a woodcarver, and this was one of his first commissions in granite.