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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C3U_the-rockport-lime-kilns_Rockport-ME.html
During the 19th Century, Rockport was a major supplier of lime to East Coast markets. These kilns converted limestone rock supplied by 15 local quarries into lime used to make mortar & finish plaster. The burned lime was packed into wooden casks a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26Q5_welcome-to-owls-head-light-station_Owls-Head-ME.html
(panel 1) Welcome to Owls Head Light Station "Owl's Head ushers at once upon a scene almost too beautiful to profane with speech when we are looking at it; impossible to find language to do it justice when memory would summon it before u…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-1b397_the-revere-bell_Thomaston-ME.html
American Patriot Paul Revere is best known for his midnight ride on April 18, 1775, warning colonists of the advancing British forces. Although generations of people know Revere as an American hero, others know him as a noted silver and goldsmith,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-ee66f_the-oval-garden-and-willow-pond_Thomaston-ME.html
Knox's letters and financial papers specifically note the presence of an oval-shaped garden, a key feature to the landscape plan. The garden will contain plants such as rosebushes, lilacs and bleeding hearts, and will have brick walkways, an arbor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-5a93e_the-meeting-house_Thomaston-ME.html
Construction of The First Parish Meeting House began in 1795, and was completed in 1797, with Henry Knox's help. Members of the parish, the Knox family was involved in church activities at the meeting house, which was located next to the site of t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-7d869_terraces-overlook-and-allees_Thomaston-ME.html
Two-tiered terraces will flank either side of the main entrance to Montpelier, giving a greater presence to the mansion. The walkway up to the front door will also be extended, and serve (as) a guide to visitors toward the new overlook. The overlo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-5bc66_heirloom-vegetable-and-fruit-garden-barn-and-orchard_Thomaston-ME.html
In keeping with its mission to "honor the life and times of Henry Knox and the heritage of Montpelier," the Knox Museum is working to implement a landscape program for its campus, developed in collaboration with Richardson & Associates L…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-e675e_general-henry-knoxs-estate_Thomaston-ME.html
In 1795, Major-General Henry Knox retired from public life and built a magnificent estate in Thomaston. His wife, Lucy Fluker Knox, named it Montpelier. A reconstruction of the original house, now a museum, can be seen at the intersection of Route…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-4b949_encampment-site_Thomaston-ME.html
To honor Henry Knox's military achievements, a permanent encampment site will be created with stockades and cannons for museum use for re-enactments and demonstrations. The site will be located behind Montpelier with the encampment and tent platfo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GN6_the-blues-trail-mississippi-to-maine_Rockland-ME.html
As blues has spread from Mississippi to the far corners of the country and the world, the state of Maine has assumed an active role in the presentation and promotion of the music to appreciative local audiences ever since Mississippi born blues gi…
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