Caswell, Edgar Stearns (1854-1925)

In Recognition For: Service to the Town of Gray

Edgar Stearns Caswell (1854 - 8 Dec 1925) had  stone cutting shop on Greenleaf Street and also worked at the Town Hall.  He worked on granite and marble from 1877-1924.  Mr. Caswell was a printer, stonecarver and artist.  Around the turn of the century it was said that he had a canvas stage curtain, painted by him, in use in almost every town in Cumberland County.

Photo of Edgar Stearns Caswell holding his grandson, Stearns Dana Caswell, compliments of great-grandson, Robert Caswell.

Sponsor: Gray Historical Society
Added: 25 Jan 2011