Searsport in Waldo County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
Main Street, 1875
Searsport, Maine
— The Museum in the Streets —
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 built in 1849 known as the Smart Block. It appears that the people on the street are looking at the horse and buggy rounding the corner, perhaps too sharply, with a wheel collapsing. Standing on this corner today we can imagine the sound of footsteps on the wooden sidewalk, the dust or mud of the gravel road and the pungent odor of the horses, and believe we have returned to 1875.
Erected 2009 by The Museum in the Streets®. (Marker Number 6.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the The Museum in the Streets®: Searsport, Maine series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.
Location. 44° 27.524′ N, 68° 55.498′ W. Marker is in Searsport , Maine, in Waldo County. Marker is on East Main Street (Rt. US-1) east of Leach Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Searsport ME 04974, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Making a Living / Gagner sa vie (a few steps from this marker); Liberty Tree Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Soldiers' Monument / Monumnet aux soldats et La Guerre de Sécession (within shouting distance of this marker); Peter Ward, Ship Carpenter: Living and Working in a Neighborhood of Artisans (within shouting distance of this marker); Early Banking / Les premières banques (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Raising the Flag / Hisser le drapeau (about 400 feet away); Union Hall (about 400 feet away); Searsport House (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Searsport.
More about this marker. Marker #6 (of 17) in "The Museum in the Streets". The text on the Marker is in English, followed by a French translation.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2011, by James True of Newark, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 565 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 30, 2011, by James True of Newark, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Transcription of the French text • Can you help?