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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23KD_cornerstone-day-la-pose-des-premieres-pierres_Augusta-ME.html
On June 14, 1894, the cornerstones for the Masonic Temple and Lithgow Library were laid with imposing Masonic ceremonies. Parades, speeches, and feasting marked the day, and hundreds of people from all over the state participated. Constructed for …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23K8_steamboat-landing-l-embarquement-des-bateaux-a-vapeur_Augusta-ME.html
Steamboats debuted on the Kennebec in 1818. By 1823, the Kennebec Steam Navigation Company operated the Waterville between Bath and Augusta. A nationwide economic decline later forced them out of business, but the organization of the Kennebec & Bo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23K5_shipbuilding-days-lepoque-des-chantiers-navals_Augusta-ME.html
In the golden years of wooden shipbuilding, Maine-built ships carried American goods worldwide-and Augusta was no exception! Master Williams Jones' shipyard was located here in the 1840s & 1850s. From 1837 to 1856, 37 vessels were built in Augusta…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23JF_united-states-post-office-la-poste-des-etats-unis_Augusta-ME.html
Augusta's "Castle"! When first opened in 1890, the Portland Transcript called 295 Water Street "one of the most picturesque public buildings that the government has bestowed upon any city in the Union." Built of Hallowell granite and complete with…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23J3_flag-protest-war-of-1812-drapeau-en-berne-guerre-de-1812_Augusta-ME.html
The embargoes leading to war caused economic hardship in Augusta, and news of war generated disdain in this Federalist Town. Citizens mounted a protest by hanging an effigy of President Madison from the public wharf and flying an American flag at …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23I0_granite-block-un-batiment-en-granit_Augusta-ME.html
Amid the destruction of the 1865 Great Fire, a new and magnificent building was already rising. Granite Block, built at the corner of Water Street and Market Square, was a three-story edifice faced with granite. The third floor had a 1500 seat hal…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23HV_augustas-publishing-empire-lempire-de-ledition-a-augusta_Augusta-ME.html
These buildings were built to house the E. C. Allen Publishing Company. Allen has been called the forerunner of the advertising agency business, the pioneer of low-priced mail order periodicals, and the creator of the premium idea in the sale of m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23HO_market-square-la-place-du-marche_Augusta-ME.html
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 emig…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23H9_downtown-stores-c-1892_Wiscasset-ME.html
19th-early 20th century downtown Wiscasset provided for all your basic needs and more. In 1898, there were 11 grocers, 3 doctors, 2 apothecaries, 3 fancy and dry goods stores, 2 hardware stores, 4 dressmakers, 2 hair dressers, a telephone company,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23H8_r-h-t-taylor-store-in-1882_Wiscasset-ME.html
Richard Hawley Tucker Taylor was one of 14 children of James and Harriet Taylor. James was an English mariner who emigrated to the United States. He named his son after his employer, Captain Richard H. Tucker, Sr. When James fell on hard times in …