A great deal of the historic and other sights are closed for the season. We have still had an enjoyable and enriched time. Today was no different. We had had cold, but lovely sunny weather until today, but the rain held off until mid-afternoon.
We began with Permaquid Point Lighthouse, which was closed for the season, but we could admire from the outside and enjoy the view of the ocean.
Standing at 35 feet tall (10 meters), the Pemaquid Point Lighthouse was erected in 1835 and became one of the first lighthouses with an automatic light in 1934.
We then travel toward Freeport stopping at Fort William Henry or Fort Frederick. Fort William Henry was built in 1692 during King William's War. The English constructed it to defend against the French and Wabanaki Confederacy of Acadia. The English built Fort William Henry as a fortress to protect the northern boundary of New England. Massachusetts government used one third of its budget to build the fort. The fort was built with walls that were 10 to 22 feet high. The fort was attacked by a combined force of French and Native Americans in the Siege of Pemaquid (1696). The English were forced to surrender the fort and abandon the Pemaquid area.
The fort was rebuilt in 1729–1730, renaming it Fort Frederick. During the French and Indian War, the fort was decommissioned in 1759 after a new Fort Frederick was built on the Saint John River the previous year. In 1775, the town dismantled the fort to prevent it from becoming a British stronghold during the Revolutionary War.
The state acquired the site in 1902, and in 1908 rebuilt the tower of Fort William Henry, using many original stones. In 1969, the fort was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Once in Freeport we visited LL Bean's original store. The company has expanded to an entire campus. We had planned to eat at Harraseeket, but it had closed for the season. I am learning to phone rather than depend on the web. The lovely thing was that I saw
Mann Cemetery is a historic cemetery located in Freeport, Maine. It was established around 1750 and was closed to burials in 1922. There are around 160 burials, most in unmarked graves. The oldest marked grave is that of Esther Mann (1737–1770). Dozens of blue plastic markers denote what are believed to be burials.
Lane to the cemetery
The Cemetery
Marker for multiple people. I think it is children and wife/mother.
Esther Mann's Marker
Jameson Inn was built in 1779 as the home of Dr. John Angier Hyde. It was sold and turned into a tavern in 1801 by Captain Jameson. Henry Wadworth Longfellow and John Greenleaf Whittier and Franklin Pierce (US 14th Presidient) stopped at the taveran on the way to Bowdoin College in Brunswick. It was a popular meeting place during the years that the Province of Maine was pursuing independence from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A plaque placed on the taveran by the Daugheers of the American Revolution in 1934 commemorating that the final papers giving Maine her indepence from Massachusetts were signed at the Tavern. Original glass still survivies in many of the original windows. It is believed to be haunted by "Emily" a child who died in a fire on the 3rd floor of the tavern.
Lunch at the Taveran. Allen had stuffed lobster and sea scallops. I had seafood chowder.
We began with Permaquid Point Lighthouse, which was closed for the season, but we could admire from the outside and enjoy the view of the ocean.
Standing at 35 feet tall (10 meters), the Pemaquid Point Lighthouse was erected in 1835 and became one of the first lighthouses with an automatic light in 1934.
We then travel toward Freeport stopping at Fort William Henry or Fort Frederick. Fort William Henry was built in 1692 during King William's War. The English constructed it to defend against the French and Wabanaki Confederacy of Acadia. The English built Fort William Henry as a fortress to protect the northern boundary of New England. Massachusetts government used one third of its budget to build the fort. The fort was built with walls that were 10 to 22 feet high. The fort was attacked by a combined force of French and Native Americans in the Siege of Pemaquid (1696). The English were forced to surrender the fort and abandon the Pemaquid area.
The fort was rebuilt in 1729–1730, renaming it Fort Frederick. During the French and Indian War, the fort was decommissioned in 1759 after a new Fort Frederick was built on the Saint John River the previous year. In 1775, the town dismantled the fort to prevent it from becoming a British stronghold during the Revolutionary War.
The state acquired the site in 1902, and in 1908 rebuilt the tower of Fort William Henry, using many original stones. In 1969, the fort was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Once in Freeport we visited LL Bean's original store. The company has expanded to an entire campus. We had planned to eat at Harraseeket, but it had closed for the season. I am learning to phone rather than depend on the web. The lovely thing was that I saw
Mann Cemetery is a historic cemetery located in Freeport, Maine. It was established around 1750 and was closed to burials in 1922. There are around 160 burials, most in unmarked graves. The oldest marked grave is that of Esther Mann (1737–1770). Dozens of blue plastic markers denote what are believed to be burials.
Lane to the cemetery
The Cemetery
Marker for multiple people. I think it is children and wife/mother.
Esther Mann's Marker
Jameson Inn was built in 1779 as the home of Dr. John Angier Hyde. It was sold and turned into a tavern in 1801 by Captain Jameson. Henry Wadworth Longfellow and John Greenleaf Whittier and Franklin Pierce (US 14th Presidient) stopped at the taveran on the way to Bowdoin College in Brunswick. It was a popular meeting place during the years that the Province of Maine was pursuing independence from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A plaque placed on the taveran by the Daugheers of the American Revolution in 1934 commemorating that the final papers giving Maine her indepence from Massachusetts were signed at the Tavern. Original glass still survivies in many of the original windows. It is believed to be haunted by "Emily" a child who died in a fire on the 3rd floor of the tavern.
Lunch at the Taveran. Allen had stuffed lobster and sea scallops. I had seafood chowder.
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