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Main Street Historic District (Damariscotta, Maine)

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on the west side. Commercial buildings line the southern side of Main Street as far as Water Street, while the north side is lined by a combination of commercial and residential properties up to Church Street. Many of the residences on the western portion of the north side have been adapted for
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of the Damariscotta River. This area has a colonial history dating to 1625, when land including the town was purchased from Native Americans by John Brown. The town was first settled in 1754, and was incorporated in 1847 from parts of
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Damariscotta's downtown is located on a neck of land that projects into the broad Damariscotta River, where Main Street (
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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commercial use. These notably include two particularly fine houses, the
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, Maine
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places in Lincoln County, Maine
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Main Street Historic District (Damariscotta, Maine) is located in Maine
Main Street Historic District (Damariscotta, Maine) is located in the United States
Damariscotta, Maine
44°1′58″N 69°31′56″W / 44.03278°N 69.53222°W / 44.03278; -69.53222
79000154
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Damariscotta
Maine
Damariscotta River
National Register of Historic Places
Mid Coast
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Bristol
Nobleboro
United States Route 1
Newcastle
Matthew Cottrill House
Stephen Coffin House
Chapman-Hall House
Damariscotta Baptist Church
National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, Maine
Downtown Damariscotta Visitor Information


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service

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