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Historic sites in Maine

12 Maine dossiers sit on ground the record itself recognizes — registered, marked or preserved sites carrying a second file under the plaque. The history is the strong suit here: what the marker says, what the sources confirm and what the legend added afterward. Claims are reported, not endorsed.

12 dossiers4 counties covered58% open to visitorsOwls Head Lighthouse — deepest file
Other Maine shelves:standing files13
Lighthouse
Medium

Owls Head Lighthouse

Owls Head, Maine

The 1825 knoll light with the frozen lovers legend.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Lighthouse
Medium

Boon Island Lighthouse

Kittery, Maine

The bare ledge where a keeper’s wife reportedly went mad.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Lighthouse
Medium

Wood Island Lighthouse

Biddeford, Maine

Light station with a documented 1896 tragedy and named witness and investigator accounts.

2 claims→
Abandoned Farm Settlement
Medium

Frye Mountain Former Farm Community

Montville, Maine

Farm community removed through Depression-era land purchases, remembered through local testimony.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Lighthouse
Medium

Portland Head Light

Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Maine’s most photographed light—1791 and the Annie Lee wreck.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Jail
Medium

Old York Gaol

York, Maine

Jail research record.

1 claim→
Former Quarry Settlement
Medium

Hurricane Island Quarry Settlement

Vinalhaven, Maine

Former granite-quarry community now containing an educational campus and restricted private areas.

2 facts→
Fort
Low

Fort Knox Historic Site

Prospect, Maine

Fort research record.

1 fact→
Ghost Town
Medium

Swan Island (Perkins Township)

Perkins Township, Maine

Former island settlement preserved within a state wildlife management area.

1 fact→
Former Settlement
Medium

Malaga Island

Phippsburg, Maine

Former community and preserve commemorating a racially motivated eviction.

1 fact→
Crypt
Medium

St. Patrick’s Church Mortuary Chapel

Lewiston, Maine

Former priest’s mortuary chapel within a deconsecrated church complex now used for events.

1 fact→
Fort Ruins
Medium

Fort William Henry at Pemaquid

Bristol, Maine

Colonial fort remains and a reconstructed tower at a repeatedly contested settlement.

1 fact→

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Record last amended October 2, 2026 · shelves recounted with the archive