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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Maine: Parker Cleaveland House

For Students 9th - 10th
Home of Parker Cleaveland who conducted some of the earliest studies of mineralogy in the US. Known as the "Father of American Mineralogy", Cleaveland lived in this house from 1806 to 1858.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Maine: Old York Gaol

For Students 9th - 10th
This building was used as a jail from 1719 to 1879, and was built using architectural elements of an even older jail. It saw other uses afterward, and is now a local museum.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Maine: Harriet Beecher Stowe House

For Students 9th - 10th
This house was home to abolitionist writer Harriet Beecher Stowe, where she wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Maine: Hamilton House

For Students 9th - 10th
This 1788 house was the setting for a novel by local author Sarah Orne Jewett, who was instrumental in its preservation.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Maine: Pemaquid Archeological Site

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, located on the central coast of Maine, encompasses fortifications and colonial communities dating back before King William's War in the 1690s.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Maine: Lewis R. French (Schooner)

For Students 9th - 10th
This 1871 schooner is the oldest known schooner built in Maine. Used mostly in the coasting cargo trade, it now serves the tourist trade as a windjammer.