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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SSV_annie-c-mcguire-shipwreck-memorial-historical_Cape-Elizabeth-ME.html
Annie C. McGuire shipwrecked here Christmas Eve 1886.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY06_looking-south_Cape-Elizabeth-ME.html
[Header Information]Hannaford Bros. Co.: The supermarket chain was founded in 1883 to sell the vegetables and fruits grown on a farm in Cape Elizabeth. Farming: Cape Elizabeth-grown cabbage was considered the best in the state, bringing $10 a t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY04_looking-east_Cape-Elizabeth-ME.html
[Header Information]Portland Harbor: Ice-free, 25' deep at low tideExport/Import: Paper, Electronics, Foresty Products, Seafood, Oil & GasWinds: Southerly in Summer, Northerly in WinterCommercial Fishing Fleet: 150Peaks Island: Most populated isla…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXZP_looking-north_Cape-Elizabeth-ME.html
[Header Information]Population: 65,000Surrounding Population: 250,000Number of Languages Spoken in the Portland Public Schools: 40Visitors Per Year: 3,750,000Average Summer Temperature: 82?Miles from Boston: 100Amount of office space in downtown, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXZO_civilian-conservation-corps_Cape-Elizabeth-ME.html
This plaque was dedicated by Chapter 111 Alumni by former members of the Civilian Conservation Corps in memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the members, who served at this post and other C.C.C. camps in Maine and throughout the United States b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXZ0_u-s-s-eagle-56-pe-56_Cape-Elizabeth-ME.html
In memory of the officers and crewmen of the U.S. Navy's Eagle Class Sub-Chaser U.S.S. Eagle-56 (PE-56) torpedoed and sunk by the German U-boat U-853 approximately nine miles southeast of this location on Monday, 23 April 1945 with the loss of for…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXYZ_spurwink-church_Cape-Elizabeth-ME.html
Spurwink ChurchBuilt, 1802Rebuilt C.1834 National Register ofHistoric Sites
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS1Q_portland-head-light_Cape-Elizabeth-ME.html
Since its commission by George Washington in 1790, Portland Head Light remains an enduring symbol of the rugged, solid characteristics of a magnificent coastline and proud people weathering the challenges of nature and time.In observance of Greate…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGV4_ccc-headquarters_Cape-Elizabeth-ME.html
One of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal programs, the Civilian Conservation Corps hired unemployed young men during the Great Depression. The CCC provided training to men between the ages of 18 and 25 for work on conservation projects includin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGV3_a-town-within-a-town_Cape-Elizabeth-ME.html
The primary purpose of Fort Williams may have been for coastal defense, yet many men, women, and children also called it home. This self-sustaining community featured many of the buildings and services typical of an American town of the time inclu…
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