Not our name, but our passion
On the grounds of the Cole Land Transportation Museum in Bangor is a tasteful and impressive all war memorial to Maine veterans.
In addition to the veterans’ memorials there is a memorial covered bridge to a museum benefactor.
The Peavey Memorial Library in Eastport, Maine was built in 1893 and named after Eastport resident Albert Peavey. Albert’s son Frank Peavey had left Eastport and owned a large grain company in Minnesota. Frank donated money for the establishment of the library as a memorial to his father.
Located on Eastport’s main thoroughfare Water Street the library is easily viewed as you walk along the waterfront.
Kjenstad is a modern covered bridge on the grounds of the Cole Land transportation Museum in Bangor, Maine.
Also on the grounds of the Museum is a Veterans Memorial Park.
The Willey House Historic site is in Crawford Notch State Park on NH Route 302.
The gift shop/visitor center is located next to a small pond and encompassed by mountain scenery.
On the evening of August 28, 1826 massive flooding occurred after a period of drought followed by torrential rains. Most of the main bridges in the area were washed out and many landslides ensued on the mountain slopes. The Willey family owned the house in this location. After the flooding visits to the house found it undamaged as the landslide went around the house causing no damage. Samuel J. Willey, his wife, five children and two hired hands were no where to be found. There was evidence of a hurried departure but no sign of the people. The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Willey and two of their children were later found in the valance debris. It is surmised that they tried to escape the landslide and became caught in the conflagration. After the disaster the house and the notch itself became a major tourist attraction as people were drawn to the remaining house and the story of human tragedy it represented.
The Veterans’ Park at Jacob Square in Hooksett is on land donated by the local Odd Fellows fraternity after their lodge was lost in a flood.
This is a pleasant little park and there are several nice pedestrian bridges leading over the river.
On the other side of the foot bridge
be sure to stop at Robie’s Country Store which was under continuous operation from 1822 to 1997, the current building dates from 1887.
