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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14CG_civil-war-hero_Belfast-ME.html
Colonel Philo Hersey, born in Canton, Maine, came to Belfast in 1861. He entered Civil War service as a captain in the 26th Maine Regiment. Severely wounded at the battle of Irish Bend, Louisiana, he returned to Belfast and in 1865 married Arabell…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14CE_city-park_Belfast-ME.html
The Belfast Ladies Improvement Society lobbied the city council in April of 1904 to establish a seaside park for the benefit of the public. The purchase price of the 15 acre lot was $3,000 and, once secured, prominent Boston landscape architect E.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14CD_the-james-p-white-house_Belfast-ME.html
Designed by Architect Calvin Ryder and built in 1840, the James Patterson White House is considered the finest example of domestic Greek Revival architecture in Maine. Born in 1800 in a log house not far from this site, James White enjoyed conside…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14CC_belfast-historians-home_Belfast-ME.html
The Williamson House was built in 1845 for prominent Belfast lawyer, businessman, and State Senator Joseph Williamson. It was later the house of his son, Joseph Williamson, Jr., who followed in his father's footsteps as a country lawyer. Joseph Wi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14CB_a-benevolent-bequest_Belfast-ME.html
The Construction of a public library was made possible in 1888 by a bequest of $20,000 from merchant Paul R. Hazeltine. He directed that a handsome, substantial, fireproof building be erected on a suitable spot. Built of red granite and trimmed wi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14CA_main-and-high_Belfast-ME.html
The intersection of Main and High Streets formed the commercial crossroads of Belfast and in 1799 it was the site of the first store. Sometimes known as City Block in honor of the impending new city charter, the James Y. McClintock Block was built…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14C7_the-windsor-hotel_Belfast-ME.html
By the mid-19th Century Belfast was becoming a popular destination for travelers. The Windsor Hotel, originally built as a private home in 1807, was enlarged to accommodate the influx of guests and lodgers. First known as the New England House, it…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14C6_the-circus-comes-to-town_Belfast-ME.html
Circuses and Caravans of wild animals appeared in Belfast as early as 1816. In 1885, Barnum's "Greatest Show on Earth," featuring 16 elephants including Jumbo, pitched its tent on Congress Street where over 8,000 people enjoyed the spectacle, desp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14C4_making-a-living_Belfast-ME.html
Colonel Philo Hersey (panel #9) and two business partners built this imposing shoe factory during the post Civil War period of industrial expansion. At peak production, over 500 workers stood side by side producing several thousand pairs of shoes …
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