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Excerpt: 'If you happen to motor down the Auburn River road this fall, the chances are that, when you get on top of the big hill overlooking the bend of the river and leading into the village (if you would dignify it by that title) of Southwest Bend,
The Free Baptist Church built in 1845, known more generally as Plummer’s Church, was put up for sale in the 1950’s. The ad read “Church for sale, Plummer’s Mills, Swamp Road Durham. Pews, bricks, land. Will be torn down.&rdquo
Erected in 1917 the Sylvester's Dance Pavillion was located on Route 136. The 150 ft x 55 ft building was the largest dance pavilion of its kind in the state. It provided entertainment for local and neighboring residents. There were large turnouts to
The Durham cattle pound was built by John Newell in 1821. Stray animals of the town were kept there until their owners came and paid the keeper fee to get them back. The Historical Society restored it and dedicated it to the public in 1981. #durhamm
The Historical Society is having a meeting tonight from 6-7 pm at the Union Church. If you'd like to drop by, all are welcome. 💖 #durhammehistoricalsociety #durhammaine #durhamunionchurch
Although the Historical Society isn't charged with stewardship of the former Eureka Grange Hall building, we love the story of passionate Durham residents saving a historic piece of our town's past.  The Eureka Community Center, located at
Continuing our Preservation Month posts, another major preservation effort was the Save the Bell campaign. In 1976 a long forgotten bell was discovered sitting precariously in the bell tower of the Union Church. Its wooden frame was badly deteriora
On this day 119 years ago, in Durham... #durhammehistoricalsociety #durhammaine #lewistoneveningjournal #history
One of the largest DHS preservation projects, to date, has been the steeple repair of the Union Church. It took years of fundraising, grant writing and local support to generate enough funds to fix the steeple. Steeplewright Robert Hanscom of Green
Happy Preservation Month! Today marks the first day of National Historic Preservation Month. We'll kick it off with a story from Stephen King's family. ________ Oren and Ethelyn Flaws, Stephen King’s aunt and uncle, purchased the brick house
Glass bottle collection belonging to Maxine Herling, one of the former presidents of the Historical Society. She was instrumental in the efforts to restore the Union Church's steeple and save Durham's very own Revere Bell! Donated by the
Thank you so much to @eastbranchfarm, located in South Durham, for their generous donation to the Durham Historical Society. We are so grateful to you!  East Branch Farm is a MOFGA Certified Organic, regenerative family farm located a

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