Clark S. Edwards house at the 1896 centenary

The Vernon Street home of General Clark S. Edwards was trimmed in patriotic bunting for the 1896 centenary of Bethel's incorporation as a town. Visible behind the porch roof balustrade, Edwards distinguished himself in several major Civil War engagements, including the Battle of Gettysburg. He ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic candidate for Governor of Maine in 1886 and was appointed Maine's Commissioner for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago.

1896