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The Wiscasset Historic District is a 101-acre (41 ha) historic district that encompasses substantially all of the central village of Wiscasset, Maine.The district includes at least 22 contributing buildings and two other contributing sites, one being a cemetery whose oldest stone is from 1739.
The oldest buildings, dating to c. 1800, including the Daniel Spofford House and the Congregational Church Parsonage, the latter associated with the 1834 Greek Revival Congregational Church. The American Legion Hall was built in 1833 as the home to the Blue Hill Academy, which was founded in 1803 as the first school in Hancock County.
The main portion of the Merrill House is a large 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story wood-frame structure, resting on a granite foundation, with a hip roof and a large central chimney.This structure was built between 1788 and 1792 by Ezekiel Merrill, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War who had been granted the land for his service.
State Route 236 (SR 236) is a state highway located in extreme southern Maine, entirely within York County. It begins at State Route 103 in Kittery and runs 15.72 miles (25.30 km) north, terminating at State Route 9 in Berwick. Between Kittery and South Berwick, SR 236 is known as the Harold L. Dow Highway.
SR 117 begins at SR 112 in Saco.It travels north through Buxton and Hollis, running concurrently with U.S. Route 202 (US 202) and SR 4 for 2 miles (3.2 km). It turns off and continues through the towns of Hollis, Limington, and Waterboro.
The York Cliffs Historic District is located on Agamenticus Avenue in York, Maine.The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 26, 1984. It encompasses a collection of eight late Victorian summer mansions built as part of an exclusive development by the York Cliffs Company between 1890 and 1902, representing one of the finest such collections remaining on the ...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had other reasons for his most recent trip to the United States besides seeking more assistance in his country’s war against Russian aggression, according ...
The village of Paris Hill occupies the top of Paris Hill, which at 831 feet (253 m) above sea level provides commanding views of the White Mountains to the west. The main road through the district is Paris Hill Road, and its central point is the former county common, which is roughly circumscribed by Hannibal Hamlin Drive.