The Museum in the Streets
Market Square was an early civic and commercial center for the community. Bordering the Square were Pollard's Tavern and the first Meeting House, built in 1782. In 1816, hard times prompted "Ohio Fever" and the square was a rallying point for emigrants heading west. Covered wagons lingered for days as their owners readied for the journey by buying supplies and exchanging money. In 1906, the Baker family of Augusta gave the water fountain in honor of Orville Dewey Baker, noted attorney and orator. Baker served two terms as Maine's Attorney General. The advent of the automobile on Water Street in the early 20th century necessitated that Market Square be turned from a civic space to a thoroughfare for traffic, as it remains today.HM Number | HM23HO |
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Placed By | Augusta Historic Preservation Commission, Kennebec Savings Bank, the Maine Community Foundation, and the Savings Bank of Maine |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Tuesday, December 5th, 2017 at 7:01pm PST -08:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 19T E 438251 N 4907134 |
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Decimal Degrees | 44.31485000, -69.77428333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 44° 18.891', W 69° 46.457' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 44° 18' 53.4600" N, 69° 46' 27.4200" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 207 |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 283 Water St, Augusta ME 04330, US |
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