Sunday, November 6, 2022

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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Fort Western, Augusta

Built in 1754 in what was then a frontier area, this is the oldest wooden fort in the nation.