Item 20318 - Portland High School Cadets, 1898

Item 20318 - Portland High School Cadets, 1898
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Item 20318
Portland High School Cadets, 1898
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The Portland High School Cadets escort volunteer troops, en route for Camp Powers in Augusta, down Congress Street in Portland.

The troops were heading for service in the Spanish-American War. The militia training camp at Augusta was named for the sitting governor, Llewellyn Powers.

State units mustered at Camp Powers, then were sent to federal camps for training.

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