East Maine Conference Seminary, Bucksport, ca. 1910

Contributed by Bucksport Historical Society

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In 1848 the Eastern Maine Conference of the Methodist Church held its first meeting in Bangor and proposed the establishment of a seminary, which was a preparatory school.

Bucksport offered the land and raised $25,000 for the project. East Maine Conference Seminary opened in August 1851 to a class of 13 boys and 14 girls. It closed in 1933.


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  • Title: East Maine Conference Seminary, Bucksport, ca. 1910
  • Creation Date: circa 1910
  • Subject Date: circa 1910
  • Location: Bucksport, Hancock County, ME
  • Media: Postcard
  • Object Type: Image

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Bucksport Historical Society
PO Box 798, Bucksport, ME 04416

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