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Description
Spring's Island Tavern in Biddeford around 1890, shown here when the tavern was used for apartments. The three-story federal building was built in 1798 by Captain Seth Spring, an entrepreneur and business owner. The tavern was a popular stopping point for travelers on the Kings Highway. Captain Spring entertained his Revolutionary War comrade, the Marquis de Lafayette, during his 1825 tour of Maine.
About This Item
- Title: Spring's Tavern, Biddeford, ca. 1890
- Creation Date: 1890
- Subject Date: 1890
- Location: Biddeford, York County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 11.2 cm x 16.3 cm
- Local Code: 0915
- Collection: General Image Collection
- Object Type: Image
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- Utility poles--Maine--Biddeford
- Dwellings--Maine--Biddeford
- Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
- Hotels--Maine--Biddeford
- Spring, Seth, b. 1754--Homes and haunts--Maine--Biddeford
- Apartment houses--Maine--Biddeford
- Buildings--Maine--Biddeford
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