Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1660
Located across from the First Parish Church on Meetinghouse Hill, the Soldiers Monument (Civil War commemoration) was erected in 1867 by the Pickwick Club.
The Monument lists the names of Dorchester men who fell in the service of their country during the Civil War.
Postcard. Caption on front: Dorchester, Mass. (Meeting House Hill) Soldiers Monument. Postmarked Aug 30, 1910. Dorchester Station, Boston, Mass. On verso: The Hugh C. Leighton Co., Manufacturers, Portland, ME., U.S.A. 27889. Made in Germany.
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