Item 25615 - Milk Street Armory, Portland, 1898
- Item 25615 - Milk Street Armory, Portland, 1898
- Contributed by Maine Maritime Museum
- Item 25615
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Image Info A parade sending troops off to the Spanish-American War outside the Portland Armory, the building where they were trained.
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The Maine National Guard built the Armory on Milk Street in 1895.
Mayor James P. Baxter proclaimed that the site was chosen because, "The possession of quarters in a prominent place, where the men would always be under the public eye, would be the means of improving the morale of the force."
