Searsport in Waldo County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
First Day at Central School: Circa 1900
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Premier jour d'้cole : Central school ca. 1900
Searsport, Maine
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Photographed by James True, August 25, 2011
1. First Day at Central School: Circa 1900 Marker
"First came the short white undershirt and underpants. Next came the vest with two rows of buttons the first of which held up the underpants, then the white blouse with a large Buster Brown collar tied with a very wide bow. The second row of buttons on the vest held up the little straight-legged pants. The stockings were long black cotton ones supported by long garters fastened at the top to the undervest. Most of the time about two inches of the garters showed below the pant legs. The shoes were patent leather and the hat a wide brimmed flat crown of light tan straw with 10 inches of black ribbon hanging down the back."
The school in the photograph was dismantled in 1998 and replaced with an administrative building.
Erected 2009 by The Museum in the Streetsฎ. (Marker Number 2.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the The Museum in the Streets: Searsport, Maine series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1998.
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Regionally, this marker is in Midcoast Maine and on Penobscot Bay. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Carver Memorial Library / La Biblioth่que Carver (a few steps from this marker); Union Hall (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Growth of Ship Building: Isaac Carver / Le d้veloppement des chantiers navals : Isaac Carver (about 500 feet away); Civil War Soldiers' Monument / Monument aux soldats et La Guerre de S้cession (about 600 feet away); Liberty Tree Memorial (about 600 feet away); Main Street, 1875 (about 700 feet away); Making a Living / Gagner sa vie (about 700 feet away); Peter Ward, Ship Carpenter: Living and Working in a Neighborhood of Artisans (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Searsport.
More about this marker. Marker #2 (of 17) in "The Museum in the Streets". The text on the Marker is in English, followed by a French translation.
Photographed by James True, August 25, 2011
2. First Day at Central School: Circa 1900 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2011, by James True of Newark, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 691 times since then and 9 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?
