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Belfast in Waldo County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
 

On this site

(Belfast Commons)

 
 
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Photographed by James True, May 29, 2012
1. On this site Marker
Inscription. On this site generations of workers made windows, built ships, and processed poultry. Passengers and freight were carried by sailing ships and steamships to the four corners of the world. In 1999 Belfast Commons was generously given to the citizens of Belfast by the people of MBNA.
 
Erected 2005.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1999.
 
Location. 44° 25.559′ N, 69° 0.154′ W. Marker is in Belfast, Maine, in Waldo County. It can be reached from Cross Street. Marker is located in the Belfast Commons Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Belfast ME 04915, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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: The Oldest Manufacturer / Le plus ancien fabricant (a few steps from this marker); Broiler Capital of the World / Capitale du poulet rτti (a few steps from this marker); Five-Masted Beauty / Une beautι ΰ cinq mβts (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Benevolent Bequest / Un legs gιnιreux (about 700 feet away); Regal Passenger Steamer / Un paquebot ΰ vapeur majestueux (about 700 feet away); The Finest and the Fastest / Le plus rapides et les plus racιs
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); The Great Conflagration / La grande conflagration (approx. 0.2 miles away); Captain Albert W. Stevens / Le Capitaine Albert W. Stevens (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Belfast.
 
On this site Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James True, May 29, 2012
2. On this site Marker
On this site Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James True, May 29, 2012
3. On this site Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2012, by James True of Newark, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 618 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 21, 2012, by James True of Newark, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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