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Mysterious angel monument appears in Livermore Falls
Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal
Don Simoneau of Fayette discovered a newly erected monument that resembles two stone angels down an embankment on Route 17, near Moose Hill Pond in Livermore Falls.
Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal
Don Simoneau of Fayette looks down an embankment on Route 17, near Moose Hill Pond in Livermore Falls, at a newly erected monument that looks like two angels.
Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal
Don Simoneau of Fayette looks down an embankment on Route 17, near Moose Hill Pond in Livermore Falls, at a newly erected monument that looks like two angels.
A man-made monument erected out of stones resembling angels was discovered recently by Don Simoneau of Fayette. Simoneau was walking his dog along Route 17 in Livermore Falls when he first saw it.
LIVERMORE FALLS — If you don't know the particular area of Route 17 as well as Don Simoneau does, you may not have noticed a newly erected, angel monument down a grassy embankment.
The monument, made out of several rocks in various shapes, definitely appears as an image of a small angel, with possibly a larger angel guarding it.
It is near the Moose Hill Pond, about half a mile from Simoneau's home in Fayette, just over the town line.
Simoneau, 57, had been out in his electric wheelchair recently when he noticed the makeshift monument while walking his dog, Kacey.
He remembered a car parked on the side of the road about a week prior, he said, but never saw anyone building the monument.
"I have lived here for 32 years and never knew of anyone who had been killed in an accident here," he said. There have been accidents down below his home that claimed a couple of lives, he said, but never in this particular spot. There was also a transient who drowned in the pond about 25 years ago, he said.
The appearance of the monument has left him wondering who would go to the effort to climb down the steep slope and put the rocks in place.
"It's a baby angel. It's really weird," Simoneau said, as he looked down at the monument from the side of the road. "Its like two angels. It's really strange. Somebody put a lot of work into it. It's beautiful. Then you get goosebumps and wonder why."
dperry@sunjournal.com
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Simoneau and his VFW buddies
Simoneau and his VFW buddies are in on the gag. Stones are new. Notice there's no leaves or dog stains at the bottom. Nice publicity stunt Frenchy. That wheelchair doesn't fool the rest of US Vets. Too close to your house.
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Maybe they are just figures
Maybe they are just figures with arms outstreched.
To me this looks like parent
To me this looks like parent and child angels.. pretty kewl!
It Seems Like I Remember An
It Seems Like I Remember An Accident In That Area Maybe 30 Years Ago.A Teenager By The Name Of Grover Was Killed. I Think There Were Three Kids In The Car,One Survived. Grover Was From Jay.
It makes you feel good
It makes you feel good knowing there are great people out there. Tell us why though. What made you want to place those angels in that particular spot?
Marcia Hunt,I think it was a
Marcia Hunt,I think it was a very nice thing to do,the person or person's responsible should come forward and be reconized and explain why the made these two ANGELS. Very creative!
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