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Historic Properties with Patriotic Ties
Independence Day only happens once a year, but Maine’s historic properties with patriotic ties can be explored throughout the summer.
The 1770 Burnham Tavern Museum in Machias is where townspeople met in June of 1775 to plan the first naval battle of the American Revolutionary War. The home and business of Job Burnham became a hospital for the wounded following the battle, and is one of the 21 homes in the United States with the most significance to the American Revolution.
The Pownalborough Court House on the banks of the Kennebec River in Dresden is the only remaining pre-Revolutionary War court building in Maine. It was built in 1761 by Boston investors, and saw the likes of Declaration of Independence signer Robert Treat Paine, Benedict Arnold, Supreme Court Justice William Cushing, and young lawyer and future president John Adams.
John Hancock Warehouse is the only remaining commercial building from the Colonial period in the town of York. The former wharf, store and customs house for the District Port of York was built on the York River in the 1740s. Boston patriot John Hancock owned the property in the final years of his life.
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