Bank of Bakersfield

This site patented by Colonel Thomas Baker in 1867. Numerous individuals owned property until erection of Bank of Bakerfield in 1903. Replaced by present Bank of America buiding in 1930.

Marker is at the intersection of Chester Avenue and 20th Street, ...

Brock's Department Store

This site was deeded by Col Thomas Baker to Agnes Stine in 1871. Dave Hirshfeld ran the Pioneer Store here in 1899. Succeeded by Otto Belau in the same year. In 1904 the business was sold to Hochheimer and Co. ...

Penobscot River

The Penobscot River is a vital resource. In the 1700's it spawned numerous riverside communities, while the 1800's saw Bangor become the "lumber capital of the world", and Bucksport an international port renowned for shipbuilding. Crafted along the Penobscot were ...

Fort Knox

Construction of Fort Knox began in 1844 and was halted while still unfinished 25 years and $1 million later. The Fort has never seen any military action. The largest of 133 total cannons fired a 315 pound shell 4,680 yards. ...

Dustin Huffman Memorial Overlook

Dustin Marshall Huffman lived his life with a "Pay It Forward" attitude, always there to help out, even if it was for a stranger. He was pure goodness with a touch of orneriness and a smile that could light up ...

The Town of Bucksport

In 1763 Jonathan Buck settled the area, which was subesequently burned during the Revolutionary War. First incorporated as "Buckstown", the name was changed to "Bucksport" in 1817. In the 1800's Bucksport thrived as an international port. Later industrial activity grew ...

Newberry Village Cemetery

This cemetery dates from 1809, 23 years before Newberry’s incorporation in 1832. George McCreless donated an acre here for a village cemetery, and his brother Lewis was the first person buried in it. The Town Council bought another acre from ...

Franklin Veterans Memorial

[Honor Roll of World War II, Korean Era, and Vietnam Era Veterans]

Dedicated Memorial Day 2002

Marker is on Blackswoods Road (Maine Route 182) near Hog Bay Road (Maine Route 200), on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Curtiss-Wright Hangar

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This hangar, built in 1929 by the Curtiss-Wright Flying Service, was the first building at Owens Field, a municipal airport then 3 mi. S of the city limits. Curtiss-Wright built and operated numerous airports across America for the next ...

A Day in the Canneries

Historic Cannery Row

A chorus of cannery whistles, each with its own unique call, summoned the Cannery Row workforce. Men and women in rubber boots and oilcloth aprons showed up to clean, cut, pack, cook and can sardines that were a ...