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Belfast in Waldo County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
The Windsor Hotel
— The Museum in the Streets —
 
The Windsor Hotel Marker Photo, Click for full size
By James True, May 29, 2012
1. The Windsor Hotel Marker
 
Inscription. 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 was renamed the Windsor Hotel in 1885. In 1935, the Colonial Inn, far right, served the first legalized liquor in its "cocktail room" at the repeal of Prohibition. The entire complex was destroyed by two separate fires in 1958 and 1960.

Inset:
Donald O. Robbins is perhaps the most photographed man in Belfast. This was taken in 1908 when he was 48 years old, 45 inches tall, and he weighted 47 pounds. Despite his small stature he served as the Windsor Hotel's bell boy, head bouncer and pool room manager.
 
Erected 2004 by The Belfast Historical Society and Museum, Inc., The City of Belfast, and the Belfast Community. (Marker Number 3.)
 
Location. 44° 25.568′ N, 69° 0.373′ W. Marker is in Belfast, Maine, in Waldo County. Marker is on High Street east of Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Click for map. The marker is attached to the side of a building. Marker is in this post office area: Belfast ME 04915, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are
 
The Windsor Hotel Marker Photo, Click for full size
By James True, August 30, 2012
2. The Windsor Hotel Marker
 
within walking distance of this marker. Main and High (within shouting distance of this marker); The Circus Comes to Town (within shouting distance of this marker); The Opera House (about 400 feet away, in a direct line); Post Office Square (about 400 feet away); Downtown Main Street (about 400 feet away); Belfast City Hall (about 500 feet away); A Benevolent Bequest (about 500 feet away); First Church (about 500 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Belfast.
 
More about this marker. Marker #3 (of 30) in "The Museum in the Streets". The text on the Marker is in English, followed by a French translation.

 
The Windsor Hotel Marker Photo, Click for full size
By James True, August 30, 2012
3. The Windsor Hotel Marker
 
 
The Windsor Hotel Marker Photo, Click for full size
By James True, September 1, 2012
4. The Windsor Hotel Marker
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on September 11, 2012, by James True of Newark, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 94 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 11, 2012, by James True of Newark, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
 
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