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Waldoboro is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,154 at the 2020 census . [ 5 ] Waldoboro was incorporated in 1773 and developed a reputation as a ship building and port facility from the banks of the Medomak River .
The U.S. Customhouse and Post Office is a historic federal government building in Waldoboro, Maine. Built 1855–57, it is a fine local example of civic Italianate architecture. For much of the 20th century it housed the Waldoboro Public Library. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]
The Governor Ames was the first five-masted schooner.In the late 19th century, she was the world's largest cargo vessel. She was launched on December 1, 1888, by the Leavitt-Storer shipyard of Waldoboro, Maine, United States, and was named for Oliver Ames (then the Governor of Massachusetts). [2]
The German Church and Cemetery, also known as the Old German Meeting House, is a historic German Lutheran church and cemetery at 235 Bremen Road (Maine State Route 32) in Waldoboro, Maine. Built in 1772, it is a well-preserved 18th-century church, which played an important role in the lives of the area's early German immigrants, and in the ...
Conrad Heyer (April 10, 1749 or 1753 [Note 1] – February 19, 1856) was an American farmer, veteran of the American Revolutionary War, and centenarian.He is often credited as being the earliest-born person to have been photographed alive, although several other contenders are known, most notably a shoemaker named John Adams and Caesar, an African.
The Hutchins House is a historic house at 949 Main Street in Waldoboro, Maine.Built in 1879 for the widow of a successful ship's captain and shipbuilder, it is an elaborately decorated example of Second Empire architecture with Stick style features.
Location of Waldo County in Maine. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Waldo County, Maine. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Waldo County, Maine, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National ...
Building Location First Built Notes William Whipple House: Kittery, Maine: c. 1660 Purportedly the oldest portion of home at 88 Whipple Road is alleged to circa 1660 and was occupied by Robert Cutt; it was later the birthplace of General William Whipple, Signer of the Declaration of Independence; located at 88 Whipple Road [8] [9] Possibly the oldest house in Maine.