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Education First and Foremost
The Original Town Hall (left) and Academy (right) were bot...
Galveston, C. S. A.
Most important Texas seaport during the Civil War. Had con...
Civil War Hero
Colonel Philo Hersey, born in Canton, Maine, came to Belfa...
City Park
The Belfast Ladies Improvement Society lobbied the city co...
The James P. White House
Designed by Architect Calvin Ryder and built in 1840, the ...
Belfast Historian's Home
The Williamson House was built in 1845 for prominent Belfa...
A Benevolent Bequest
The Construction of a public library was made possible in ...
Main and High
The intersection of Main and High Streets formed the comme...
Warner Wine Haus
Completed in 1898, this structure was built as a waterwork...
Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railway Company
In 1874 Galveston County voters narrowly approved $500,000...
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Education First and Foremost
The Original Town Hall (left) and Academy (right) were both built in the early 1800s on the Town Common and served as schools into the 20th century. As student enrollment increased, the buildings became over-crowded and out-dated (photo c. 1900). ...
Galveston, C. S. A.
Most important Texas seaport during the Civil War. Had consulates of England, France and Spain and worldwide recognition as a cotton exporter. Set up defenses including 10 mud forts and gun batteries on beaches, at railroad depot and on Pelican ...
Civil War Hero
Colonel Philo Hersey, born in Canton, Maine, came to Belfast in 1861. He entered Civil War service as a captain in the 26th Maine Regiment. Severely wounded at the battle of Irish Bend, Louisiana, he returned to Belfast and in ...
City Park
The Belfast Ladies Improvement Society lobbied the city council in April of 1904 to establish a seaside park for the benefit of the public. The purchase price of the 15 acre lot was $3,000 and, once secured, prominent Boston landscape ...
The James P. White House
Designed by Architect Calvin Ryder and built in 1840, the James Patterson White House is considered the finest example of domestic Greek Revival architecture in Maine. Born in 1800 in a log house not far from this site, James White ...
Belfast Historian's Home
The Williamson House was built in 1845 for prominent Belfast lawyer, businessman, and State Senator Joseph Williamson. It was later the house of his son, Joseph Williamson, Jr., who followed in his father's footsteps as a country lawyer. Joseph Williamson, ...
A Benevolent Bequest
The Construction of a public library was made possible in 1888 by a bequest of $20,000 from merchant Paul R. Hazeltine. He directed that a handsome, substantial, fireproof building be erected on a suitable spot. Built of red granite and ...
Main and High
The intersection of Main and High Streets formed the commercial crossroads of Belfast and in 1799 it was the site of the first store. Sometimes known as City Block in honor of the impending new city charter, the James Y. ...
Warner Wine Haus
Completed in 1898, this structure was built as a waterworks station for the village of Paw Paw. Water from artesian wells powered the plant, first by steam and after 1908 by hydro-electricity. In the 1920s the wells were capped, and ...
Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railway Company
In 1874 Galveston County voters narrowly approved $500,000 in bonds to finance construction of a railroad line from the city of Galveston that would bypass Houston, its business rival, and reach across Texas and beyond to Santa Fe, New Mexico. ...
