Monument Square is a town square

Town square

A town square is an open public space commonly found in the heart of a traditional town used for community gatherings. Other names for town square are civic center, city square, urban square, market square, public square, and town green.Most town squares are hardscapes suitable for open markets,...

 in Portland, Maine

Portland, Maine

Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...

. The Time and Temperature Building

Time and Temperature Building

The Time & Temperature Building is a fourteen story office building located on Congress Street in downtown Portland, Maine. The building is named after the large display screen on the roof that flashes the local time and temperature.Originally known as the Chapman Building, it was erected in 1924...

 and the Portland Public Library

Portland Public Library

The Portland Public Library is the name of the public library system for Portland, Maine, USA. It is also the name of the city's main library which is located at 5 Monument Square on Congress Street in the Old Port neighborhood of Portland. The system also has three branch locations: Burbank...

 are on Congress Street

Congress Street (Portland, Maine)

Congress Street is the main street in Portland, Maine. Congress stretches from Portland's southwestern border with South Portland through a number of neighborhoods before ending overlooking the Eastern Promenade on Munjoy Hill...

 across from the square, while One Monument Square and One City Center

One City Center

right|thumb|The entrance to One City Center in June 2008One City Center is an office building located in the Financial District in Monument Square, Portland, Maine. It is considered an icon of the Maine financial market. The building serves as the northern New England offices for Bank of America,...

 are located on the square.

Portland Soldiers and Sailors Monument

The Portland Soldiers and Sailors Monument is located in the center of Monument Square. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 on April 1, 1998. It was dedicated on October 28, 1891 and honors "those brave men of Portland, soldiers of the United States army

United States Army

The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...

 and sailors of the navy of the United States

United States Navy

The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

, who died in defense of the country in the late civil war

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

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External links

• Monument Square, Portland, ca. 1950 MaineMemory.net
• Monument Square Portland Landmarks

Further reading

• Our Lady of Victories: A History of the Portland Soldiers & Sailors Monument by William B. Jordan, Jr.