Item 12284 - Monument Park, Caribou, ca. 1920

Item 12284 - Monument Park, Caribou, ca. 1920
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Item 12284
Monument Park, Caribou, ca. 1920
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In 1917, Olley Fair and other Caribou residents led an effort to build a memorial for Caribou's war dead.

The monument was unveiled on May 30, 1918.

The Caribou chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), a Civil War veterans group, raised the money for the flag pole and flag.

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