Lewiston in Androscoggin County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)

Haymarket Square / La Place du Marché des Fourrages

Lewiston, Maine

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Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 11, 2021

1. Haymarket Square / La Place du Marché des Fourrages Marker

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Where could latter 19th century city residents buy hay for their horses or wood for their stoves? Farmers brought hay, wood, and other produce to Haymarket Square in this wide-open space on Main Street. However, by 1898, the city government planned to pave the street and declared that the mud, manure, and undesirable loafers were a public nuisance. Farmers and some businessmen on the square, including grain and farm equipment sellers, protested. In reply, Mayor William Newell called it "a common country barnyard" that no respectable city should tolerate. The city council moved the haymarket to Bates Street near Ash Street. The square was renamed Union Square, but in 1928 it became Hulett Square to honor Capt. Frank W. Hulett, the first Lewiston man killed in World War I.

A la fin du 19ème siècle, où peut-on se procurer du foin pour les chevaux ou du bois pour les forneaux? Les fermiers apportent leur foin, bois et légumes au Haymarket, dans cette vaste place de la rue Main. Mais, en 1898, la municipalité décide de paver la rue au titre que la boue, le fumier et les vagabonds contituent une source

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de nuissance inacceptable. Les fermiers et quelques marchands de grain est materiel agricole protestent, mais le maire William Newell riposte que « ce marché est une vraie cour de ferme qu'aucune ville digne de ce nom ne saurait tolérer ». Le conseil municpal repousse le marché à l'agle des rues Bates et Ash. La place est rebaptisée Union Square puis, en 1928, Hulett Square en hommage au Capitaine Frank W. Hulett, le premier soldat de Lewiston à être tué pendant la Première Guerre Mondiale.

Erected 2019 by The Museum in the Streets. (Marker Number L4.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals • Industry & Commerce • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the The Museum in the Streets®: Auburn-Lewiston, Maine series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location. 44° 5.949′ N, 70° 13.043′ W. Marker is in Lewiston, Maine, in Androscoggin County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 202) and Park Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 189 Main St, Lewiston ME 04240, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Peck's Department Store / Le Grand Magasin Peck (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lewiston, Maine

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 11, 2021

2. Haymarket Square / La Place du Marché des Fourrages Marker

(about 600 feet away); Chief Justice Armand A. Dufresne Jr. Plaza (about 600 feet away); Music Hall (about 700 feet away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial Park / Le Parc des Vétérans (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gold Star Families Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewiston.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 205 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 17, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.