Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum
, Hubbard Hall, Bowdoin Campus.
Artifacts and equipment relating to Arctic explorations of Robert E.
Peary and Donald B. MacMillan.
725-3416.
Pejepscot Historical Society Museum
(1858), 159 Park Row. Local
history of Brunswick, Topsham and Harpswell.
729-6606.
Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum
, 226 Maine Street. Home of Joshua
Chamberlain, former Governor of Maine, President of Bowdoin College,
Civil War General and hero of Little Round Top. Artifacts of the Civil
War.
729-6606.
Skolfield-Whittier House Museum
(1858), owned by the Pejepscot
Historical Society, 161 Park Row. Former home of a sea captain, the
house contains items from his voyages to Europe and Asia.
729-6606.
Camden
Camden-Rockport Historical Society Conway Homestead
(1770) -
Mary Meeker Cramer Museum
, US 1, Rockport. The Conway Home-
stead is an 18th-century furnished, restored farmhouse. The complex
also includes a barn, blacksmith shop, Victorian privy and maple sugar
shop. Guided tours are given in the house. Adjacent is the
Cramer Mu-
seum
, which has changing exhibits and local memorabilia.
236-2257.
Cushing
Cushing Historical Society Museum
, Hathorn Point Road.
354-
8262.
Olson House
, Hathorn Point Road. Saltwater farmhouse (circa 1800) of
Hathorn and Olson families, subjects of artist Andrew Wyeth. Most fa-
mous for being used as backdrop in painting
Christina's World
. Operated
by the Farnsworth Museum in Rockland. Open daily Memorial Day
through Columbus Day. Fee charged.
596-6457.
Damariscotta
Chapman Hall House
(1754), Main Street. (No telephone.)
Dresden
Dresden Historical Society
, Dresden Brick School House Museum
(1816), Route 128.
737-2839.
Pownalborough Court House
, Route 128. Oldest pre-Revolutionary
Court House in Maine. Exhibits include judges' chambers, spinning
room, tavern, Revolutionary cemetery.
