Jones, John Paul, Memorial Park - Kittery, Maine - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

As part of the construction new US Hwy 1 bridge from Portsmouth, New Hampshire to Kittery, Maine the legislature of Maine directed that a memorial honoring the veterans of World War I be built on the Maine side of the bridge. The state purchased a tract of land 600' by 150', removed the buildings, graded, seeded and planted trees. The land was dedicated to memorial purposes. The Maine Sailors and Soldiers Memorial was uncompleted when dedicated a first time on November 11, 1924. It was dedicated again May 31, 1926. Over the years other memorials were added to the park. The Sailors and Soldiers Memorial was restored in the late 1990s and rededicated May 30, 2001.

The park is named for John Paul Jones the Captain of the Revolutionary War sloop the Ranger which was constructed and launched from the nearby Badger Island in 1777.

Street address: Bounded by Newmarch St. and Hunter Ave Kittery, Maine County / Borough / Parish: York Year listed: 1998 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Historic function: Landscape, Recreation And Culture Current function: Landscape, Recreation And Culture Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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