County
Hancock
Zip Code
04609
Type
Plaque
Additional Type
Monument
Additional Type
Bench
Inscriptions
[Begin transcription]: [To the left of monument dedication are three circular plaques in a column, top to bottom as follows]: [top] *DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY* UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1775 [middle] *DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY* UNITED STATES OF AMERICA [bottom] *DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY* UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS [monument dedication] THIS MONUMENT IS DEDICATED TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF BAR HARBOR WHO HAVE SERVED THEIR COUNTRY AS MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES [To the right of monument dedication are three circular plaques in a column, top to bottom as follows]: [top] *DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE* UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MCMXLVII [middle] UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 1799 [bottom] UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE
Materials
Stone slabs, granite, bronze.
Monument Description
The monument is a rectangular rock wall topped with a slab of granite. Embedded within the face of the wall is a bronze plaque with three circular plaques depicting the different branches of the military on either side of it. In front of the wall is a granite block that serves as a bench. The bench lies within a small U-shaped area that has grey brick as a floor.
Recommended Citation
"Bar Harbor, Maine: Armed Forces Monument" (2016). Hancock. 5.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/hancock/5
Photographer
Libby Bischof
Date Taken
Summer 2016
Date Digital
5-24-2018
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