Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Phippsburg Historical Museum
, Parker Head Road. 1859 one-room
schoolhouse portraying life in Phippsburg from days of Indians through
World War II.
442-7606.
Port Clyde
Marshall Point Lighthouse Museum
, Port Clyde Harbor entrance.
Located in a lighthouse, this museum displays memorabilia from area
lighthouses. Open in summer season.
372-6450.
Pownal
Pownal Scenic and Historical Society
, Minot Road. Drop by to make
an appointment (no telephone).
Rockland
Farnsworth Art Museum
, 352 Main Street. Permanent and changing
exhibits of American art (18th-20th centuries) focusing on the role of
Maine.
596-6457.
William A. Farnsworth Homestead
(1850s), 21 Elm Street. Greek Re-
vival home with original Victorian furnishings. National Register of His-
toric Places.
596-6457.
Shore Village Museum
, Maine's Lighthouse Museum, 104 Limerock
Street. Largest collection of lighthouse artifacts on display in US Marine
exhibits.
594-0311.
The Wyeth Center,
Union Street. In Summer 1998, the Board of Direc-
tors of the Farnsworth Museum opened this new gallery and study center
devoted to the Maine-related works of Andrew Wyeth and other members
of the Wyeth family.
596-6457.
Searsport
Penobscot Marine Museum
, Church Street at US 1. Housed in eight
historic buildings, the museum's collection of marine paintings, photo-
graphs, art and artifacts is one of the finest in the country. The
Stephen
Phillips Memorial Library
, the museum's research center, open year-
round, serves scholars and amateur historians of all ages. Rich stores of
papers, photographs, ships' logs, nautical charts and genealogical infor-
mation are among its diverse collections. The reading room features se-
lected artwork from the museum's collections. Museum shop.
548-
2529.
Searsport Historical Society
, Main Street, US 1.
548-0245.
