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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CL9_when-trees-were-used-for-tanning_Weston-ME.html
When trees were used for tanning. In the 1880's, leather production was one of Maine's largest industries An industry built on Hemlock, plentiful pure water and rail. Hemlock tan-bark makes a "tea" high in tannin used to cure raw animal hides. Ent…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CL1_a-rich-fishing-tradition-continues-year-round_Weston-ME.html
A rich fishing tradition continues year-round. Brook Trout, Bass, Salmon, Togue, & White Perch . Seasonally, fishing changes a great deal here in the Lakes. Winter brings ice-fishing for Salmon and Togue (Lake Trout). Ice-out is Salmon fishing …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CKR_welcome-to-million-dollar-view-scenic-byway_Weston-ME.html
Welcome to Million Dollar View Scenic Byway. "A bold vision for America. To create a distinctive collection of American roads, their stories and treasured places." -Federal Highway Administration's vision for a National Scenic Byway program Sceni…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CKQ_rivers-streams-ancient-highways-of-the-wabanaki_Weston-ME.html
Rivers & Streams: Ancient Highways of the Wabanaki. Long before the Romans built their network of roads across Europe, Native Americans developed a vast natural network of canoe routes connecting the Atlantic to the great rivers, lakes, and fores…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CKD_town-of-weston-honor-roll_Weston-ME.html
Town of Weston Honor Roll. Sheldon Barker . Michael Brewer . Alton Burns . Fred Butterfield, Jr. Ralph Butterfield . Clifford Carr . Ralph Crowell . Everett Daggett Raymond Darveau . Otis Davis . Emery Dwyer . Gene Dwyer Carroll Earle . Lawren…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CK1_weston-danforths-architecture_Weston-ME.html
Weston & Danforth's architecture. Rural Weston, once home to classic farms: Big house, little house, outhouse, barn. . In this sparsely-populated town of several hundred, look for a few remaining farms perched amidst fields slowly returning to f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CJZ_the-sleeping-giant-view-of-mount-katahdin_Weston-ME.html
The "sleeping giant" view of Mount Katahdin. For many Wabanaki people, Mount K'taadn (Ktotonuk) is a profoundly spiritual place. From around the campfire, you might hear tales of Pamola and Glooskap. Some folks imagine that Katahdin's ridges form …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CHU_orient-veterans-memorial-a-war-memorial_Orient-ME.html
Orient Veterans Memorial. Blake Bartlett . Brent Bartlett . Donald Brown Leroy Brown . Lynwood Brown . William Brown Michael Carr . Darrell Colson . Bliss Deering Hazen Deering . Ellis Dwyer . Virgil Dwyer Babb Elliot . Gary D. Faulkner Sr. .…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XN9_the-aroostook-war-historical_Fort-Kent-ME.html
The Aroostook War was an undeclared, bloodless "war" that occurred in 1839.
The peace treaty that ended the American Revolution in 1783 had not satisfactorily determined the boundary between New Brunswick and what is now Maine.
The bou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XN6_the-aroostook-and-fish-river-roads-historical_Eagle-Lake-ME.html
The northern portion of present-day Route 11 from Sherman to Fort Kent was planned and constructed in many stages from 1826 to the 1850s.
This stretch of road includes two historical routes: the Aroostook Road, which ran 75 miles from Molunkus to…