William Achorn house, Main Street, Coopers Mills, Whitefield, ca. 1910

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William Achorn house, Main Street, Coopers Mills, Whitefield, ca. 1910

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William May Achorn, a widower, (1836-1920) stood in the front doorway of his house at 95 Main Street; the Achorn Bros. store was next door.

William went to the gold mines in Timbuctoo, California, in 1864, and as a result of a mining accident, one leg was amputated. When he came home to Liberty his niece Addie Whitehouse Worthing (1858-1952) remembered in her memoir that "he had one good leg and one that was just a stick. When he walked he swung the stick leg and he used a cane in one hand." In 1868 William returned to Timbuctoo and when he came home the second time, Addie recalled he had a new leg, wore two shoes and used a cane. After working at a store in Palermo for a few years William brought his wife Eltheir Cox (1844-1891) and their daughters Ina and Sarah to Coopers Mills in 1878.

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  • Title: William Achorn house, Main Street, Coopers Mills, Whitefield, ca. 1910
  • Creation Date: circa 1910
  • Subject Date: circa 1910
  • Locations:
    • Coopers Mills, Whitefield, Lincoln County, ME
    • Timbuctoo, CA
  • Media: Postcard
  • Dimensions: 8.7 cm x 13.6 cm
  • Local Code: 1995.15.14.03.06
  • Object Type: Image

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Whitefield Historical Society
PO Box 176, Whitefield, ME 04353
(207) 549-7209
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