This home was built by J.A. Seay circa 1882 when Andrew Cunningham lived here with his wife Elizabeth Bullock. Mr. Cunningham operated the dry goods store in Springfield.
The house was purchased in 1932, from the Springfield State Bank, by George . . . — — Map (db m121749) HM
When building lots were first surveyed for Springfield’s downtown, this location was much sought after because of its proximity to the courthouse. William Pile had a storehouse here in 1797, and John Lancaster owned the lot in 1813. Prior to 1876, . . . — — Map (db m121745) HM
Home of Elizabeth Madox Roberts, novelist, poet. Best known works, Time of Man, 1926, Great Meadow, 1930, both written here. The latter also published in England, Germany, Spain; made into successful movie. She wrote all of her novels, . . . — — Map (db m121590) HM
Built in 1851, by Wm. S. Davison, son of the town's first merchant. Typical Italianate style employed by Blue Grass architect Lewinski. Purchased by Hugh McElroy, 1858. In early Oct., 1862, Union forces moved through Springfield before Battle of . . . — — Map (db m121596) HM
Grundy gained prominence in Ky. as a celebrated criminal lawyer and political leader. He practiced law on Main St., Springfield, took part in 2nd Constitutional Conv., served Washington County in legislature (1800-02); Nelson Co. (18004-06). Became . . . — — Map (db m283423) HM
Grundy Plantation
Settled by George and Elizabeth Grundy in 1780 after fleeing war-torn Berkeley Co., Va. This wilderness frontier of Va., then called Kaintuckee, became a state in 1792. Son Samuel stayed on the farm and expanded it. Another . . . — — Map (db m121607) HM
Built on part of Matthew Walton's land used to establish Springfield. Deeded, 1817, to John Thompson by town trustees. Bought same year by John Bainbridge, who operated a tavern there. Sold in 1830 to D.H. Spears, noted silversmith. Later owned by . . . — — Map (db m99456) HM
Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks took up housekeeping here on September 21, 1805. Built about 1780 by Richard Berry, Sr., the cabin provided temporary lodging when Berry acquired 600 acres at Beechland.
Thomas and Nancy's first child, Nancy, died . . . — — Map (db m250706) HM
Louis Sansbury (1806-1861), a black slave, owned by George Sansbury, was left with keys to Sansbury’s hotel to watch over his business. In 1833, left virtually alone with the sick and dying, Sansbury fed and treated the many cholera sufferers . . . — — Map (db m121747) HM
On June 12, 1806, he performed the marriage of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks, who, in 1809, became the parents of Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the U.S. Head, born in Maryland in 1768, "came a-preaching" to Kentucky in 1798. Cabinet maker, . . . — — Map (db m99457) HM
Service Battery 623 F.A. BN.
Kentucky National Guard
Ordered Into Service
Jan. 23, 1951
Sailed for Korea Dec. 4, 1951
2nd Korean Winter
Korea – Summer / fall 1952
3rd Korean Winter
Korea – Summer 1953
Men from Washington and . . . — — Map (db m121744) WM
On this site in _____ stood the little office of the Clerk of the Washington County Sourt where Thomas Lincoln gave bond and secured a license to marry Nancy Hanks. The wedding took place at Beechland this county on June ____ — — Map (db m121746) HM
The Lincoln Cabin is a replica of the log cabin in which the President’s grandmother, Bersheba, raised her children.
Thomas Lincoln, father of the President, lived here until he was 25 years old. The cabin is furnished in the pioneer style and . . . — — Map (db m46307) HM
The certified marriage bond of Thomas Lincoln to Nancy Hanks, parents of Abraham Lincoln, is on file here in Washington Co. Courthouse. Here also preserved is full account of the wedding. Lincoln Homestead State Park, seven miles north, now marks . . . — — Map (db m121577) HM
Pioneer Spirit
The westward movement was an enticement felt by many nineteenth century families, and the Lincolns were in the heart of it. A friend of the family was the infamous frontiersman Daniel Boone, and it has been reasoned that . . . — — Map (db m46249) HM
(obverse)
Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln, the parents of future president Abraham Lincoln, were married near here on June 12, 1806. Shortly after their wedding, the couple moved to Elizabethtown, where their daughter, Sarah, was born. The . . . — — Map (db m46250) HM
On Tuesday morning, December 30, thirty-nine hundred Confederate cavalrymen led by John Hunt Morgan left Bardstown, making every effort to beat the Union forces to the Cumberland River crossing at Burkesville. Their progress was hampered by a cold . . . — — Map (db m99437) HM
The covered bridge over Little Beech Fork is 211 feet long and 16 feet wide. It utilizes the Burr truss design and is one of the longest multi-spans in Ky. The contractors were H. I. and William F. Barnes of Mount Washington. Original cost of . . . — — Map (db m121604) HM
Thomas Lincoln
Thomas Lincoln was born on January 7, 1778, in Rockingham County, Virginia, to Captain Abraham and Bathsheba Lincoln. He was the youngest of three sons and the fourth of five children. The Lincoln family migrated from . . . — — Map (db m46311) HM
CSA Gen. John H. Morgan's cavalry moved thru Springfield on raids July 12 and December 30, 1862. On third raid, into Ohio, after battle of Lebanon, July 5 1863, Union prisoners brought here but paroled to speed CSA movement. Confederate invasion . . . — — Map (db m99438) HM
Cradle and Mother House of the Dominican Sisters in U.S. First settlement at St. Rose Farm, 1822. Known as St. Magdalen Academy from 1823 to 1851. Renamed, 1851, St. Catharine of Sienna. Mother Angela Sansbury, O.P., and Rev. S. T. Wilson, O.P., . . . — — Map (db m170101) HM
Founded, 1806, by Fr. Fenwick from Maryland. First Dominican religious house and second oldest priory in the U.S. Site of first Catholic college west of Alleghenies, 1807. St. Thomas School here, 1809-28. Jefferson Davis, later President of . . . — — Map (db m121601) HM
Sarah Mitchell Thompson, first cousin and best friend of Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of President Lincoln, is buried here at Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Abducted by Native Americans near Crab Orchard, Kentucky, she was released from captivity in . . . — — Map (db m250708) HM
Thomas Lincoln proposed to Nancy Hanks in this house, originally located on Beech Creek about one mile from here. At the time, Nancy was living with her cousin, Francis Berry, and his family.
Lucy Shipley Hanks and her daughter, Nancy, . . . — — Map (db m46270) HM
Mordecai Lincoln, uncle to President Abraham Lincoln, lived in this house from around 1797 to 1811.
His father, Captain Abraham Lincoln, the grandfather and namesake of the future president, came to Jefferson County, Virginia, in 1782. In . . . — — Map (db m46243) HM
The Lincoln Cabin is a replica of the cabin in which President Abraham Lincoln’s grandmother Bersheba Lincoln, lived and raised her children after the death of her husband, Abraham.
In the spring of 1786, Abraham and Bersheba Lincoln were . . . — — Map (db m46305) HM
The Lincoln Legacy
Ca. 1782 The Lincoln, Hanks, Berry and Shipley families begin migrating to the Beech Fork in Kentucky.
1806, June 12 Nancy Hanks and Thomas Lincoln are married by Reverend Jesse Head at the home of Francis Berry in . . . — — Map (db m283424) HM
President Abraham Lincoln’s great, great, great, great grandfather, Samuel Lincoln, left England in 1637, settling in Hingham, Massachusetts. The next four generations of Lincolns continued to move south and west — to New Jersey, then . . . — — Map (db m46301) HM
On June 12, 1806, Thomas Lincoln traveled to Springfield, Kentucky, to obtain a marriage license to wed Nancy Hanks. Richard Berry, Nancy's uncle, signed the document as guardian of the bride-to-be. Two days later, Thomas Lincoln and Nancy were . . . — — Map (db m46314) HM
Built in 1797, the Mordecai Lincoln House is one of two structures in Kentucky, of those formerly owned by members of President Lincoln's family, which still stands largely intact on its original site. Mordecai Lincoln purchased 400 acres for 100 . . . — — Map (db m250702) HM
The Nancy Hanks Memorial was constructed to honor the mother of President Abraham Lincoln. The native limestone memorial was dedicated on June 12, 1935, the 129th anniversary of the marriage between Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks.
Three young . . . — — Map (db m46263) HM
World War I
1914-1918
Alvin L. Bottom
Roy Cocanougher
James Ellery
Robert Sterling Ensor
George Lloyd Haydon, Jr.
John Peters
James Lloyd Parrott
Stephen Ormsby Parrott, Jr.
Sammy Reed
John Manning Simms
John Spaulding
William N. . . . — — Map (db m121743) WM
President Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, died never knowing for sure if his parents were legally married. In 1858, when Lincoln was running for President, the question of his parents' marriage became a political issue. . . . — — Map (db m283442) HM
Word of Morgan's raid on Lebanon on July 12 quickly reached Springfield, a tiny village of 500 residents. After hearing news of the raid, F.L. Davison, prominent local planter and businessman, sent Springfield resident John Meeks to the neighboring . . . — — Map (db m99458) HM
The first county formed by first
Assembly of Kentucky, 1792. Named
for Geo. Washington. Springfield,
county seat, laid off, 1793, by
Matthew Walton; veteran of War of
Revolution, legislator. Courthouse
built in 1816, oldest used as such
in . . . — — Map (db m301403) HM
Erected in honor of the noble sons of Washington County.
They served that liberty shall not perish from the earth.
1917 – World War – 1918
Not lest we forget, but lest posterity should fail to know.
Their names are recorded in . . . — — Map (db m121741) WM
Central Kentucky witnessed an influx of religions settling here after 1785.
The Presbyterians settled here in 1785 with Terah Templin being the first ordained minister in Kentucky. Located here is the Springfield Presbyterian Church, founded . . . — — Map (db m121748) HM
The Early Settlers
The town of Addison was given permission to incorporate by the General Court of Massachusetts on February 14, 1797. The settlers chose the name in honor of the British writer Joseph Addison. The earliest town records were . . . — — Map (db m183744) HM
"...all set to clear the island, to fetch wood, to cut timber, to carry earth & other things necessary for the construction of the buildings."
Samuel Champlain Journal, 1604 (translation)
Pierre Dugua's settlement plans . . . — — Map (db m125214) HM
In grateful remembrance of
The Men of Calais
who upon land or sea hazarded their
lives that the nation might be preserved
and that government of the people, by
the people and for the people should
not perish from the earth. . . . — — Map (db m125062) WM
A Synagogue near this site in 1924-1987 was the home of the Congregation of Chaim Josef named in honor of Henry Joseph Unobskey This was the only Jewish Congregation to exist in Washington County. Its members included residents of Charlotte . . . — — Map (db m136995) HM
"…I set out from Ste. Croix on September 2...with twelve sailors and two Indians to serve us as guides to the places with which they were acquainted."
Samuel Champlain Journal, 1604 (translation)
This model shows the Saint Croix Island colony as depicted by Samuel Champlain. His depiction was idealized. Archeological research has revealed discrepancies in building size and location.
[Sketch caption reads]
Plan for 1604 Saint . . . — — Map (db m125257) HM
"The Sieur de Mons decided to remove elsewhere...to escape the cold and dreadful winter..."
Samuel Champlain Journal, 1605 (translation)
After the terrible winter, Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons, ordered his men to take down . . . — — Map (db m125245) HM
St. Croix Island has been presented to the United States of America as a monument to Sieur de Monts and Samuel de Champlain on the North American continent. The creation of this monument has been accomplished as a result of the public spirit and . . . — — Map (db m125115) HM
"...His Majesty commanded the Sieur de Mons to prepare a fresh expedition..."
Samuel Champlain Journal, 1604 (translation)
The newcomers who landed on the island offshore came from France. Their leader was Pierre Dugua, . . . — — Map (db m125161) HM
In 1604, this was the land of the Passamaquoddy. In June, several families would have been camped here harvesting fish and shellfish. Nobody knows what the residents thought when a large ship landed at a nearby island. We do know they helped the . . . — — Map (db m125159) HM
"During the winter a certain malady attacked many of our people...
We could find no remedy..."
Samuel Champlain Journal, 1604 (translation)
When winter came, treacherous ice made crossing to the mainland impossible. . . . — — Map (db m125238) HM
This memorial is dedicated to the men and women of Calais, Maine who served their country to preserve the traditional principles of freedom, justice and way of life in our area — — Map (db m125045) WM
City of Calais
Veterans Park
Dedicated
July 31 2009
———————————
Designed by Mayor
Vinton E Cassidy
in honor of area Vets
July 31, 2009 . . . — — Map (db m125103) WM
Share the dramatic story of Saint Croix Island. In 1604, over a hundred artisans, soldiers, and gentlemen sailed here from France in a bold attempt to establish a European colony north of Florida. They built a settlement on an island offshore and . . . — — Map (db m125121) HM
Capt. Bucknam House
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1789 — — Map (db m183743) HM
The Union Church was built in 1840 by the Union Meetinghouse Association to be used for non-denominational worship.
In 1898 the bell was donated to the church by the Columbia Falls Women's Society.
In 1903 the Church was deeded to the Town . . . — — Map (db m55073) HM
Early Settlers of the Pleasant River Known to Have Been in Action Against the British During the Revolution of 1775 to 1783
[Honor Roll of Veterans] — — Map (db m55088) HM WM
The Ruggles House, built for Thomas Ruggles, a prominent citizen of Columbia. Architect and builder was Aaron Simmons Sherman. Restored 1950-1951 by the Ruggles House Society. A notable example of nineteenth century Adam style architecture and hand . . . — — Map (db m55090) HM
This monument erected by
Greenwood Cemetery Society
July 4, 1958
to honor the brave youth of
Columbia Falls, who so
unselfishly entered our
Armed Force to help
Keep America Free
They left their families and their friends
to . . . — — Map (db m55089) WM
Welcome to the Sunrise Trail.
You are between mile marker 79 & 80, Edmunds
The Sunrise Trail was once a railroad system which
began with the laying of rails in 1897. The first train passed through in 1898, and the last in 1985.
Numerous . . . — — Map (db m257956) HM
Erected in memory of
Colonel Benjamin Foster
1726-1818
A veteran of three wars who in 1785, built on this spot a log cabin then the easternmost habitation of New England. A man of strong character, sound judgment and unflinching courage, he . . . — — Map (db m258270) HM
East Machias Maine
Incorporated Jan. 24, 1826
We dedicate this memorial to the glory of Almighty God in memory of the men and women of East Machias
who by their unselfish patriotism
have advanced the American ideals of liberty
and the . . . — — Map (db m314390) WM
The changing marine industries of Broad Cove
Broad Cove has a 200 year history of marine industry that continues today in varied forms.
The circular installations floating on the water surface are enclosures for raising Atlantic salmon. . . . — — Map (db m258279) HM
Lt. Irwin W. Lee (C.E.C) U.S.N.R. & Lt. (JG) George S. Stephenson (C.E.C.) U.S.N.R.
were killed 2 July 1943 while leading their troops in combat against the Japanese in the
Solomon Islands.
They were the first two officers of the Civil . . . — — Map (db m183648) HM WM
What do the names MINNESOTA, VERMONT, WABASH, FRANKLIN, and RICHMOND have in common? These names are the five Civil War ships that were burned, between 1901 and 1920, at Cony Beach for the metal they contained. Each ship was estimated to have . . . — — Map (db m257843) HM
Cobscook Bay is one of Maine’s special places. Its huge tides (averaging 28 feet but sometimes surging to 30 feet) its cold nutrient rich waters, convoluted and largely undeveloped shoreline, vast intertidal areas provide habitat for a wide array . . . — — Map (db m183678) HM
Eastport's downtown Historic District is an architectural treasure listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The 18th and 19th century shipbuilding industry brought in the resources to create our historically significant residential . . . — — Map (db m183568) HM
1861 1865
Erected
In Memory of
The Men Who Served
The Union On
Land and Sea
by
The Citizens of Eastport
Under the Auspices of
The Sons of Union Veterans
of the Civil War — — Map (db m183676) WM
This statue was built in 2001 for Fox
Television's mini-series Murder In Small Town X. Restored in 2005 with donated funds and services, the statue is now a tribute to Angel Juarbe, Jr., the New York City fireman who won the $250,000 grand . . . — — Map (db m183677) HM
By: Samuel Bartlett Wadsworth (9/1/1791- 10/2/1874)
Son of: General Peleg Wadsworth
Uncle to: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
★ Formerly Located: Central Wharf 1818- 1976 ★
(left plaque)
This property has been placed on . . . — — Map (db m207785) HM
Eastport's fishing industry has sustained the area from the city's beginning. Originally, shallow-water fish harvesting was adapted from Passamaquoddy Indians' use of weirs. Eventually, Eastport became the Sardine Capital of the World, at onetime . . . — — Map (db m183641) HM
Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Campobello Island home can be seen from Eastport. After FDR contracted polio while at Campobello in 1921, local fisherman took him across the bay to Eastport. Using a ruse to fool reporters, they
spirited FDR onto a . . . — — Map (db m183539) HM
It is here that a portion of the original Cony Park was located, at the former site of Cony Farm, which extended from Broad Cove to Deep Cove at the entrance of Shackford Head. The farm remained in the family until the last member, Samuel Cony, . . . — — Map (db m257913) HM
U.S.S. Minnesota – Burned October 25, 1901
This warship participated in the historic naval engagement of the U.S.S.
Monitor and C.S.S. Virginia at Hampton Roads, Virginia. The Minnesota was almost sunk by her sister ship . . . — — Map (db m257853) HM
The last Civil War ship burned on Cony Beach was the Richmond. She was the smallest but had the most noted combat record of the five vessels brought to Eastport. Next to the Hartford, Admiral Farragut's flagship, the Richmond . . . — — Map (db m257855) HM
U.S.S. Wabash - Burned June 26, 1913
This frigate's keel was laid down on May 16, 1854, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard
and the ship was launched October 24. 1855. She was commissioned on August 18 1856. with Capt. Frederick Engle in . . . — — Map (db m258812) HM
This mill stone is from
"Mill Delight"
a saw, lath and grist mill
at Half-Tide Falls below
the bridge in Indian River.
Built before 1785.
Went down in 1876. — — Map (db m314459) HM
From its organization in 1900, through several decades, the social life in Jonesboro revolved around Grange meetings, public suppers and other types of Grange sponsored entertainment.
The custom of serving a public dinner on Town Meeting day was . . . — — Map (db m183787) HM
An 1836 evaluation of Maine's mineral resources found granite to be one of the state's most important commodities. Jonesboro was one of the hubs of granite production in eastern Maine. Fletcher Granite Company described granite from the Bodwell . . . — — Map (db m183769) HM
Hannah Watts was born in 1758 at about the same time that the Indian War was raging in New England. Around 1760 Captain Samuel Watts,
Hannah's father, moved his family from Haverill, Massachusetts to Falmouth, Maine. The family resided there for a . . . — — Map (db m183783) HM
Schoppee's Garage Founded circa 1928 by Harrison (Hassey) Schoppee, Schoppee's Garage was originally on the south side of the Chandler River. When he learned that construction of a new bridge would realign Rt. 1 through his business, Hassey . . . — — Map (db m183739) HM
Jonesboro Union Church was built in 1844. In 1909 Leander Higgins, a prominent architect from Portland, was chosen to design plans to remodel the church. Jonesboro Union Church is on the National History Register. A citizen from the 1900s walking . . . — — Map (db m183785) HM
In honor of the men and women of Jonesboro
who went forth to serve their country on land, on sea, and in the air in the World
Wars I and II and during the Korean Conflict
Our Roll of Honor
1917 - 1918
Alfred Bridgham ·
Carl L. . . . — — Map (db m183791) WM
Early Jonesboro, known as Chandler's River, was one of the best timbered in the area of what is now the state of Maine. A heavy growth of old pine lined its banks for miles up and down the river. In 1764 an early pioneer, Judah Chandler, built the . . . — — Map (db m183790) HM
Shipbuilding was an important enterprise in the early history of Jonesboro. The types of vessels built from 1816 through 1887 were varied and included schooners, sloops, brigs and barks. Accounts as to the number of ships built in the town of . . . — — Map (db m183782) HM
This house cemmemorates the origin of the Jaffa American Colony, founded in 1866. From this very area, 35 families set sail-some in faith some in hope, others in search of a new beginning. Led by Reverend George J. Adams and inspired by Biblical . . . — — Map (db m285208) HM
Erected by
the grateful people of Jonesport
in memory of
our heroes
who gave their lives for our country
and in honor of
our soldiers and sailors — — Map (db m183795) WM
The Jonesport Laundromat was owned
and operated by Tug and Narda Davis
and family at this site for many years.
This tree has seen lots of action!
It's been climbed by many of the kids
of this community. It's seen romance,
children at play . . . — — Map (db m207407) HM
Town of Jonesport
Our veterans service shapes our Nation
With eternal appreciation we honor
their enduring legacy and selfless devotion
[ Rear: ]
Because all gave some and some gave all
we owe a great debt to
Those who have . . . — — Map (db m285228) WM
This campground carries the Arthur Smallidge name in recognition of Artie's effort and commitment to creating the Cobscook Shores Park System.
[ Photo: ] Artie Smallidge navigates Case Cove in a birch bark canoe crafted by Henri . . . — — Map (db m286445) HM
The 44-foot long Eagle was part of a fleet that transported herring to and from Lubec's canneries. Built in 1908, she was beached here decades later as the herring industry declined and it was no longer economical to keep her in good repair. . . . — — Map (db m286208) HM
[North face]
To her loyal sons who on land and water,
imperiled their lives for the Union
Appomattox • Antietam
Stars and Stripes Shield Emblem
[West face]
"On fames eternal camping ground
their silent tents are spread
And . . . — — Map (db m54889) WM
This cryptic marker placed here by the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of Maine, to commemorate dawns [sic] first light shines on Free Masonry on the East Coast of the United States of America — — Map (db m54891) HM
West Quoddy Head
44°48"9'N 66°57"1'W
Erected by the WQHLKA Inc.
Spring 2005
with permission of the
Maine Department
of Conservation — — Map (db m54818)
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