19th Century Fireman, Portland, ME
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N 43° 39.573 W 070° 15.335
19T E 398760 N 4834826
Fireman's Memorial on the lawn of rebuilt Old firehouse.
Waymark Code: WM4EJQ
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 08/13/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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County of Statue: Cumberland County.
Location of Statue: Congress St. & Pearl St., firehouse lawn, Portland.

Text and further Info:

P. F. D.

In Honor of
The Fire Department

[additional information:
The sculpture was commissioned by the Portland Firemen's Monument Association. Known as a professional woodcarver, this was one of Edward Souther Griggin's first commission in granite. The sculpture was originally located on the Western Promenade in Portland, but was moved to Evergreen Cemetery to make room for the Thomas Brackett Reed statue. In 1987, it was moved to the rebuilt fire house. Kevin Lee, of Richardson Monument Company, cleaned the piece in Nov. 1987. Sources differ as to whether the monument was first moved in 1902 (the year of Thomas Brackett Reed's death), or 1910 (the year the Thomas Brackett Reed sculpture was installed). IAS files contain articles from the Evening Express (Portland, ME), June 23, 1980, the Portland Press Herald, May 29, 1972 and Downeast Magazine (Maine), Nov. 1984.


Statue Description:
Full-length figure of a fire fighter stands on a decorative base. The figure wears a Victorian fire uniform including long coat and hat. He has a moustache and holds a fire hose in both hands, his proper left hand around the nozzle. The base is square with polished and unpolished stone faces. The top is decorated with scallop shapes.

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Fireman's Memorial

Figure Type: Human

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Edward Souther Griggin (1834-1928)

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: Dedicated Sept. 5, 1898, relocated 1987.

Materials used: Grey Granite with Pink Granite base.

Location: Firehouse Lawn
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