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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVEQ_union-school_Searsport-ME.html
In the 1850s, with no public transportation, children had to walk to school or ride in a wagon. If Searsport families wanted to educate their children, facilities had to be provided within walking distance of their homes. There were 14 school hous…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVEP_searsport-house_Searsport-ME.html
Searsport House was one of the best hotels to be found outside the larger cities, according to The Industrial Journal, Dec. 1909. Built in 1831, the original building was occupied as a private dwelling until 1835 when it was converted into a hotel…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVEO_raising-the-flag_Searsport-ME.html
In 1850, 216 Searsport men listed their occupations as sailor. This work was what they knew; it was traditional in this and other maritime communities. The men were often gone for years at a time. Young men also left Searsport to go to war, beginn…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVEN_early-banking_Searsport-ME.html
Early financial business in Searsport was transacted in Counting Houses. The growth of commerce and industry in the mid 19th Century created the need for a bank. On August 1, 1853, Jeremiah Merithew organized the Searsport Bank which was probably …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVEM_peter-ward-ship-carpenter_Searsport-ME.html
For the better part of the 19th Century Searsport shores were busy with shipbuilding and supporting industries. Close to the yards were steam sheds for bending timbers and planking, blacksmith shops, oakum shops, an iron foundry and a sail loft. T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVEL_main-street-1875_Searsport-ME.html
When Searsport was incorporated in 1845, Main Street consisted of 2 rows of shops and homes. The first brick building, Leach Block, built in 1834, is in center right of the photograph. To the left of that building is the tall three story structure…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVEK_making-a-living_Searsport-ME.html
In the 19th Century, Searsport was a busy prosperous town. Although best known for shipbuilding and its supporting industries, there was a barrel factory, a spool factory and grain and lumber mills. In one block on Main Street there was a dry good…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVEI_carver-memorial-library_Searsport-ME.html
Captain George A. Carver was born in 1836. He was, in turn, a ship's carpenter, builder, owner and master. Later Carver helped found a successful New York ship chandlery business.Retiring in 1893, Carver returned to Searsport, living where Moose P…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVEG_union-hall_Searsport-ME.html
Local entrepreneur Frank Lane constructed this building in 1860. A Boston architect, George Harding, designed it as a venue for traveling and local theater productions and community receptions. It was also used for basketball in the 1940s and 50s …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVEE_first-day-at-central-school-circa-1900_Searsport-ME.html
"First came the short white undershirt and underpants. Next came the vest with two rows of buttons the first of which held up the underpants, then the white blouse with a large Buster Brown collar tied with a very wide bow. The second row of butto…