Lincoln's Request / L'Appel de Lincoln

Historical marker location:

199 State St, Augusta, Maine

( Marker is at the intersection of State Street (U.S. 201) and Union Street, on the right when traveling south on State Street.)

Augusta, Maine The Civil War.

Maine is home to the only national monument dedicated to a writer: The Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine is dedicated to the writer and conservationist, Percival Baxter, who donated the land for the monument. Baxter is best known for his efforts to protect the wilderness areas of Maine.