Friday, January 6, 2023

New England's National Historic Landmarks: Maine


The National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.

Above:
The Great Seal of the State of Maine

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Kennebec Arsenal, Augusta


Largely developed between 1828 and 1838, the Kennebec Arsenal is a good example of a nearly intact early 19th-century munitions storage facility.