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China had a fourth district located at the height of land between Palermo and Albion, part of which is located today in what is known as Thurston Park. It was in this area that numerous families of African-American descent settled. Their history, spanning roughly 1790 to 1860, can be itemized in the Maine state archives.
The Clark Homestead is located on the west side of China Lake, a Y-shaped body of water that extends north–south across much of the rural community. The main feature of the 15-acre (6.1 ha) property is the surviving farmhouse, a single-story wood-frame structure.
The community is located at the junction of U.S. Route 202, Maine State Route 9, and Maine State Route 137, 7.6 miles (12.2 km) southeast of Waterville. China Village has a post office, with ZIP code 04926. [3] [4] Most of the village is part of the China Village Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [2]
The Pond Meeting House stands about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the village of South China, on the east side of United States Route 202. It is set near the road, just south of the main entrance to the Friends Camp, on whose grounds it is located. It is a modest 1-1/2 story wood frame structure, with gabled roof and clapboarded exterior.
The Dinsmore Grain Company Mill was a historic early 20th-century mill building on Branch Mill Road in China, Maine, USA.Built in 1914 on a site with nearly 100 years of industrial use, it was (according to its 1979 listing on the National Register of Historic Places) a well-preserved and functional period water-powered grist mill and sawmill.
The battleship USS Maine exploded in the Havana, Cuba, harbor in 1898, killing more than 260 US sailors. President William McKinley initially believed the sinking to be an accident, but the media ...
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The Abel Jones House stands on the east side of Jones Road, a short way north of the South China Public Library. It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 -story wood-frame structure, with a side-gable roof. It is oriented with its original main facade facing south (presenting a side to the road), with a long single-story ell extending along the road to its rear.