MAINE PUBLIC • July 6, 2022
It's not easy to get to the site of the future Flagpole of Freedom, the massive veterans memorial park that Morrill Worcester and his sons have spent more than a decade dreaming up in one of Maine's poorest counties. The Worcesters envision a flagpole slightly taller than the Empire State Building at 1,461 feet. The flag itself will be the size of one-and-a-half football fields, the largest ever flown. Six miles of gondolas would take visitors to hiking trails, immersive history exhibits, a 4D theater, restaurants and retail spaces. Rob Worcester, who's managing the project, said, "There's going to be a lot of people here. I think we can kind of work with the environment, and I think people will come here and see moose while they're here." A project of this size and scope could be unprecedented for Maine.