Norway in Oxford County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)

Sanborn Shoe Shop Co.

1897-1986

Photographed by Conrad Ward, July 22, 2024

1. Sanborn Shoe Shop Co. Marker

Inscription.
This building stands on land donated to the town of Norway in 1986 by the Sanborn Shoe Shop Co, whose shoe factory buildings on this site served the town of Norway from 1897 to 1985.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1986.

Location. 44° 12.841′ N, 70° 32.34′ W. Marker is in Norway, Maine, in Oxford County. It is on Danforth Street south of Beale Street, on the left when traveling south. Located on the Norway Town Office building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19 Danforth Street, Norway ME 04268, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Western Maine Lakes and Mountains Region.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Norway Civil War Monument (about 400 feet away, measured

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in a direct line); Capt. Frank T. Bartlett Camp (about 500 feet away); Revolutionary Soldiers Memorial (about 500 feet away); The Weary Club of Norway, Maine (approx. 0.2 miles away); L. M. Longley & Son (approx. 0.2 miles away); C.B. Cummings & Sons Co. (approx. ¼ mile away); Memorial Site (approx. 0.3 miles away); Norway, Maine WWII Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Norway.

Also see . . . Norway, Maine (Wikipedia). (Submitted on December 24, 2024, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed by Conrad Ward, July 22, 2024

2. Sanborn Shoe Shop Co. Marker

Norway Town Office building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Conrad Ward, July 22, 2024

3. Norway Town Office building

Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 155 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 20, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.