Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Historic Sites/Museums
Athen
Athens Historical Society Museum
, Somerset Academy
Community Center, Academy Street Former Somerset Acad-
emy. Featuring Somerset Academy memorabilia from 1846 to
1967 with collections of Athens town reports, maps, photos, scrapbooks,
and other local antiquities. On the National Register of Historic Places.
654-2647.
Auburn
The Androscoggin Historical Society
, 2 Turner Street, County Build-
ing.
784-0586.
Auburn Fire Department Museum
, 550 Minot Avenue. Collection of
antique fire equipment from Auburn.
784-5433.
Knight House Museum
(1796), Great Falls Plaza. A 1½-story Cape
Cod, oldest frame house in downtown Auburn. Adjacent one-room shoe
shop showing tools and methods used prior to 1835.
783-0584.
Augusta
Blaine House
(1833), 192 State Street. Home of James G. Blaine. The
house was given to the State of Maine in 1919 to be used as the governor's
mansion. Frederick Law Olmsted designed the front entrance, which was
completed in 1990. Grounds are being restored in the spirit of the original
Olmsted plan.
287-2301.
Kennebec Historical Society
, 14 Smith Street.
621-3486.
Maine Historical Records Advisory Board
, 84 State House Station
Cultural Building. The Board maintains a listing of historical societies,
museums and archives holding historical records, including location,
contact information, visiting hours, types of collections.
287-5790.
Maine State Archives
, 84 State House Station Cultural Building. The
Archives maintains the official records of Maine State government, in-
cluding vital records (births, deaths, marriages) prior to 1922. The 60
million pages in the collection include Civil War photos and correspon-
dence, court records beginning in 1639, state legislative and administra-
tive records from 1820. Access records in databases, on microfilm, or in
files.
287-5790.
Maine Military Historical Society Museum
, Camp Keyes, Upper
Winthrop Street. Maine's military history from 1763 to the Persian Gulf
