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|  York's Old Schoolhouse - York, ME
in Maine Historical Markers This old one-room schoolhouse was built in 1745, and was sold in 185o being subsequently used as a house and later a storage shed, and was moved. It was restored in 1935 as a historic site, and evnetually moved to this location on the town green. posted by: silverquill location: Maine date approved: 4/5/2012 last visited: 11/23/2012 |
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|  Jefferd's Tavern - York, ME
in Maine Historical Markers This historic building, and example of colonial era hostelry, was originally built in 1754 on the old King's Highway in Wells, Maine. After falling into disrepair, it was dismantled and reassembled in 1940, and moved to the York town green in 1959. posted by: silverquill location: Maine date approved: 4/5/2012 last visited: 11/23/2012 |
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|  Candlemas Massacre - York, ME
in Maine Historical Markers This granite marker commemmorates the Candlemas Massacre of Jan. 24, 1692, when a band of Abenakis and Father Louis-Pierre Thury beset the settlement of York killing or capturing 300 colonists, and burning the town. posted by: silverquill location: Maine date approved: 4/6/2012 last visited: 7/22/2013 |
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|  Sayward-Wheeler House - York, ME
in Maine Historical Markers This historic house built in 1720, was long the residence of wealthy civic leader, Jonathan Sayward, and his descendents. It is now a museum with one of the best preserved colonial interiors in the nation. posted by: silverquill location: Maine date approved: 4/7/2012 last visited: never |
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|  Barrell Mill Pond Dam - York, ME
in Maine Historical Markers This marker details the history of this interesting dam built in 1726 to harness the tidal flow to power a sawmill and a gristmill at the confluence of Meeting House Creek with the import harbor near the mouth of the York River. posted by: silverquill location: Maine date approved: 4/7/2012 last visited: 10/11/2019 |
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|  The York River - York, ME
in Maine Historical Markers Here is an open museum where one can wander among the real-life displays in the old warehouse along the York River, and visit the art museum in the 1870 G.A. Marshall store. This marker gives background history of commerce on the York River. posted by: silverquill location: Maine date approved: 4/5/2012 last visited: never |
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|  The John Hancock Wharf and Marshall Store - York, ME
in Maine Historical Markers Here is an open museum where one can wander among the real-life displays in the old warehouse along the York River, and visit the art museum in the 1870 G.A. Marshall store. This marker gives background history of commerce on the York River. posted by: silverquill location: Maine date approved: 4/5/2012 last visited: never |
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|  Oxford County Jail - Paris, Maine
in Maine Historical Markers The Trustees of Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum are dedicated to the preservation of this unique granite building, the original 1822 Oxford County Jail, located on historic Paris Hill, Maine. posted by: Mountain_Wanderer location: Maine date approved: 11/4/2008 last visited: 7/19/2011 |
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|  Birthplace-Homestead of Sir William Pepperrell - Kittery Point, ME
in Maine Historical Markers This is the home of Sir William Pepperrell, a merchant and soldier in Colonial Massachusetts, who was a native, and lifelong resident of Kittery, Maine, which was then a part of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. posted by: Chasing Blue Sky location: Maine date approved: 5/31/2013 last visited: 5/10/2013 |
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|  Welcome to Fort McClary - Kittery Point, Maine
in Maine Historical Markers Marker giving history of historic fort at Kittery Point, Maine. posted by: BruceS location: Maine date approved: 7/7/2012 last visited: 10/21/2017 |
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|  Maine Sailors and Soldiers Memorial - Kittery, Maine
in Maine Historical Markers Marker giving the history of the Maine Sailors and Soldiers Memorial located in John Paul Jones Memorial Park in Kittery, Maine. posted by: BruceS location: Maine date approved: 7/4/2012 last visited: 9/23/2013 |
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|  John Paul Jones Historic Site - Kittery, ME
in Maine Historical Markers This historical marker is located in John Paul Jones Park and commemorates the nearby site where in 1777 the U.S.S. Ranger was built and launched. posted by: Metro2 location: Maine date approved: 7/31/2010 last visited: 9/2/2012 |
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|  The Province of Maine - Kittery, ME
in Maine Historical Markers This marker is located in John Paul Jones Park....near the Soldiers and Sailor Memorial and not far from the World War Memorial Bridge. posted by: Metro2 location: Maine date approved: 7/4/2010 last visited: 9/2/2012 |
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|  No 20 - Cornerstone Day - Augusta, ME
in Maine Historical Markers This sign relates the events related to the laying of two cornerstones, one to the Augusta Masonic Bodies Temple, and the other to the Lithgow Library. posted by: NorStar location: Maine date approved: 11/15/2015 last visited: 9/5/2020 |
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|  Boulder and Tablet - Arnold's Expedition - Augusta, ME
in Maine Historical Markers The boulder and tablet mark the occasion of Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec. posted by: NorStar location: Maine date approved: 11/21/2015 last visited: 9/5/2020 |
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|  South China Community Church - South China, Maine
in Maine Historical Markers The main building of South China Community Church dates to 1884 and was originally a Quaker meetinghouse. Additions have been made to the structure and the congregation is now a multi-denominational Christian church. posted by: 401Photos location: Maine date approved: 1/5/2023 last visited: never |
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|  Amesbury and Salisbury Mills Historic District Walking Tour
in Massachusetts Historical Markers In a nice walkway along the Powwow River in the center of Amesbury and surrounded by the old brick mills, there are a set of signs that highlight features and history there. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 8/1/2008 last visited: never |
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|  Macy-Colby House
in Massachusetts Historical Markers The original house built in 1654 was torn down around 1712 and by 1745 the present day saltbox-style house had been built by Obadiah Colby. The house remained in the Colby family for nine generations. posted by: MrsMcFly location: Massachusetts date approved: 8/25/2009 last visited: 11/2/2020 |
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|  Birthplace of the United States Coast Guard - Newburyport, MA
in Massachusetts Historical Markers A granite marker, buoy and bell in Waterfront Promenade Park near the harbor in Newburyport mark the site of the launch of the first Coast Guard Vessel. posted by: neoc1 location: Massachusetts date approved: 8/4/2011 last visited: never |
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|  Watts' Cellar
in Massachusetts Historical Markers Marker located on Merrimac Street in downtown Newburyport, MA posted by: MrsMcFly location: Massachusetts date approved: 8/25/2009 last visited: never |
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|  Susanna North Martin Homestead
in Massachusetts Historical Markers Rock noting spot of Susanna Martin's house. posted by: ScuffyJ location: Massachusetts date approved: 10/10/2013 last visited: 8/7/2019 |
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|  The Old Town Church - Newbury, MA
in Massachusetts Historical Markers The marker is for the church behind it, which is the First Parish of Newbury. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 10/19/2018 last visited: never |
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|  Landing Place of First Settlers - Newbury MA
in Massachusetts Historical Markers Located on High St in Newbury near intersection with Newman Rd posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 5/27/2011 last visited: 3/26/2019 |
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|  Straitsmouth Island - Rockport, Massachusetts
in Massachusetts Historical Markers The "Straitsmouth Island" historical marker is at the northeast end of Bearskin Neck where the rocky jetty heads east in Rockport, Massachusetts. Information about the series of its three lighthouses is featured. posted by: 401Photos location: Massachusetts date approved: 8/12/2022 last visited: never |
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|  Congregational Church Bell Tower Post - Rockport, Massachusetts
in Massachusetts Historical Markers A bell tower timber post that survived a British canon attack in 1814 is incorporated as a support for a building at 9 Bearskin Neck in Rockport, Massachusetts. posted by: 401Photos location: Massachusetts date approved: 8/12/2022 last visited: never |
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