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The Peabody-Fitch property is located in southern Bridgton, on a rise known locally as Fitch Hill on the south side of Ingalls Road, west of Maine State Route 107.The farmstead is set amid former agricultural fields and woods, which contain landscaped evidence of the property's former use, including stone walls, fences, and former roadways.
The E.M. White Canoe Company was founded by Edwin White, who produced wood and canvas canoes from 1889 [1] into the 1940s. White is considered one of the pioneers of wood and canvas canoe building and one of several prominent canoe builders in Maine.
Fort Knox, now Fort Knox State Park or Fort Knox State Historic Site, [1] is located on the western bank of the Penobscot River in the town of Prospect, Maine, about 5 miles (8.0 km) from the mouth of the river. Built between 1844 and 1869, it was the first fort in Maine built entirely of granite; most previous forts used wood, earth, and stone ...
The origins of canvas canoes can be traced to Maine and early canoe makers such as E.H. Gerrish and C.B. Thatcher of Bangor, B.N. Morris of Veazie and G.E. Carleton and E.M. White of Old Town, Maine. White's brother-in-law, E.L. Hinckley, became his working partner and provided the capital to open a large shop in Old Town, employing several men.
Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment (formerly Wolfe's Neck Farm) [2] is a sustainable coastal farm in Freeport, Maine, United States. Located at 184 Burnett Road, the farm was established in 1959 by Philadelphia natives Eleanor Houston Smith (1910–1987) [ 3 ] and Lawrence Smith (1902–1975).
Oaklands, also known locally as Oaklands Castle, is a historic house on Oaklands Farm in southern Gardiner, Maine. The main house of this farm property is a stone Gothic Revival work from the early career of the noted 19th-century architect Richard Upjohn. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]
State Farm is the largest property and casualty insurance provider, and the largest auto insurance provider, in the United States. [5] State Farm is ranked 39th in the 2024 Fortune 500, which lists American companies by revenue. [6] State Farm relies on exclusive agents (also known as captive agents) to sell insurance.
The Purington House stands in the northwestern interior reaches of Falmouth, on the west side of Mast Road, a short way south of Pride Farm Road. The main house is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story timber-frame structure, with a gabled roof, central chimney, clapboard siding, and stone foundation. It has a number of additions, including a 20th-century garage ...