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Portland’s iconic monument was viewed by Italian royalty, then stuffed in a boatload of sulfur

October 23, 2017Historymaine, monument square, portland, soldiers sailors, this week in portland history

By Troy R. Bennett

In the center of the Navy men Franklin Simmons sculpted for Portland's Civil War monument is Adm. David G. Farragut, hero of the battles of New Orleans and Mobile Bay. (Troy R. Bennett | BDN)

This is the twisting, two-decade-long tale of how Portland’s Monument Square statue came to be.