From collection Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Collection
Mosman Park, Searsport, Me 9 ( Cook Photo)
View of Mosman Park in Searsport, including a small wooden building and full size flagpole. Also visible is the back of the stone which bears a plaque dedicated to the soldiers of the First World War. The park is named for the town's first doctor, Nahum Mosman. Mosman arrived in Searsport in 1804 from Sudbury MA and in 1809 purchased a large piece of land between Main Street and the shoreline, part of which he later made available to the public for recreation. In 1922 a descendant, Claribel Mosman, sold 4 acres called the "Mosman Grove" which was later acquired by the Mosman Park Association as a memorial park dedicated to the soldiers of the First World War.
