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Contributed by Skowhegan History House

Description

"The Turner House, which occupied this location, has been succeeded by the Skowhegan Municipal Building. Previous to the hotel mentioned another public house stood there, or rather farther back, near the bank of the river. It was undoubetedly Skowhegan's first hotel. Its name and the name of its proprietor seem to have gone beyond recall. The turner house was burned in 1881 and succeeded by Hotel Heselton.

De Molay Commandery is the organization shown in line. It is an interesting coincidence that this same portion of Water Street witnesses in recent years the assembling of the same body, the Masonic Temple being on the opposite side of the stree and not far distant. Few, if any, of the Sir Knights who show in this picture are now living.

~Roland T. Patten, Custodian of Historical Views, 1929"

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About This Item

• Title: South Side of Water Street, Sanford, ca. 1870
• Creation Date: circa 1870
• Subject Date: circa 1870
• Location: Skowhegan, Somerset County, ME
• Media: Stereograph
• Dimensions: 9 cm x 18 cm
• Local Code: 82.027.3.jpg
• Collection: Henry A. Wyman Collection
• Object Type: Image

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Standardized Subject Headings

• Turner House (Skowhegan, Me.)--Photographs
• Hotels and inns--Maine--Skowhegan

Other Keywords

• De Molay
• De Molay Commandery
• Hotel Heselton
• Masonic Temple
• Sir Knights
• Skowhegan Municipal Building
• Turner House
• Water Street

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For more information about this item, contact:

Skowhegan History House
66 Elm Street, PO Box 832, Skowhegan, ME 04976
(207) 474-6632
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