Moore Park is closed from sunset to sunrise. Moore Park was given to the town of Paris by Hollis Moore in 1865 and like then, it ramains a popular attraction. Paris Parks and Recreation encourages the use of the park for the public. The gazabo in the center is the stage for public concerts in the park. There are many other gatherings, like school outings, group recreational use and farmers markets. Also you may see weddings and family reunions going on in the park. North of the park is the Paris Civil War Monument, and to the South of the park is the Paris Veterans Memorial.
This virtial will take you to the Civil War Monument here in the park.
This is one of Maine's Civil War Monuments that is in Paris. It was built with a shaft style granite monument. It has marble plaques with the names of those young men who fought in the battle. It was dedicated to them on July 3rd, 1869. Designed by F. H. Skillings of South Paris and G. L. Vose of Norway. Granite work by J. C. Perry of West Paris. Marble plaques by Haskell and Keith of South Paris. Above the marble plaques there is an inscription that can be read on four sides of the monument.
To get credit for virtual reward, please email me answers to the following questions. Do not post them in your log.
1. On the east side of the monument How old was Consider Cole?
2. On the north side of the monument What is the name of the soldier whose age is not engraved?
3. Starting on the south side monument walking to your right ending on the west side what is inscription above the Marble Plaques?
4. In your log, please post a photo of yourself, or if you do not want your picture to be in it, a photo of something you may have with you, at a favorite spot in the park.
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between January 17, 2024 and January 17, 2025. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 4.0 on the Geocaching Blog.