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Loring Air Force Base Double Cantilever Hangar

The Loring Air Force Base Double Cantilever hangar (officially known as Building 8280) is the largest structure at the former Loring Air Force Base, now the Loring Commerce Centre. The hangar measures approximately 250 feet (76 m) by 600 feet (180 m) and appurtenances cover 3.925 acres (1.588 ha). It was built with the capability of holding five B-36 Peacemaker, or six B-52 Stratofortress aircraft. The main hangar building was built in 1954 at a cost of $4.6 million ($53 million in 2023). Description The hangar was constructed as one of the first hangars at the base, which opened two years prior. The building was constructed with the goal of giving the Strategic Air Command crews a place to sustain an aircraft's condition should behavior by the Soviet Union warrant an attack. It also had the added benefit of protecting the crews from the harsh Maine weather. Having the capability to house five B-36 Peacemaker aircraft was critical, as the base was originally designated to host over one hundred of these aircraft. It was also one of the first double-cantilever hangars built for the Strategic Air Command, due to a new demand for a larger and more efficient space, in contrast to the World War II-era buildings inherited on many other bases. The building has an ejected caisson foundation designed to ensure stability in the harsh conditions of northern Maine. The foundation consists of 260 24-inch (610 mm) diameter concrete caissons that extend down to limestone bedrock at a depth of 25 feet (7.6 m). Longitudinal arched steel trusses that are cantilevered 95 feet (29 m) at both ends from the shop supports in the center allow maximum vertical clearance. The north and south walls of the hangar each have a set of six doors that, when fully open, form a 300-foot (91 m) wide opening that accommodates the full wingspan of a B-36. Post-closure usage After the 1994 closure of Loring Air Force Base, many of the buildings were evaluated for historical significance in the Loring AFB Historic Building Inventory and Evaluation. The hangar was one of a handful of structures on the base that were listed for possible future inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places, due to its historic nature. This view was concurred by the Maine State Historic Preservation Officer and the Air Force's recommendation of the Historic American Buildings Survey. The hangar is one of several Loring AFB buildings that have new uses as components of the Loring Commerce Centre. Current use The hanger is now used by Aerointelligence as their primary aircraft maintenance facility. References External links Images of the hangar
Loring International Airport

Loring International Airport is the operational name of the airfield at the former Loring Air Force Base in Limestone, Maine, United States. It is currently (as of August 2022) operated by the Loring Commerce Centre. The airfield itself sits on 1,600 acres of land and is kept in good condition. The Loring Air Force Base Arch Hangar is a hangar constructed by the United States Air Force as part of Loring Air Force Base. It was constructed at the same time as the base's double cantilever hangar. The arch hangar was the largest monolithic arch structure in the United States at the time of its completion. See also List of airports in Maine References External links Airport information for ME16 at AirNav
Aeroportul Loring

Aeroportul Loring (IATA: LIZ, ICAO: ME16, FAA LID: ME16) este un aeroport din Maine, Statele Unite ale Americii. Situat la o altitudine de 227 m, aeroportul dispune de 1 pistă. Infrastructură Piste Aeroportul dispune de o singură pistă. Pista 01/19 are dimensiunile 12.101 picioare × 300 picioare. Terminale Note Vezi și
Louds Island

Louds Island, auch Muscongus Island, ist ein Unorganized Territory im Lincoln County des Bundesstaates Maine in den Vereinigten Staaten. Im Jahr 2010 lebte dort niemand dauerhaft über das komplette Jahr. Es befinden sich 43 Häuser auf Louds Island, die zumeist als Ferienwohnungen genutzt werden. Geographie Nach dem United States Census Bureau hat Louds Island eine Gesamtfläche von 38,79 km², von der 4,05 km² Land sind und 34,74 km² aus Gewässern bestehen. Louds Island liegt im Süden des Lincoln Countys in der Muscongus Bay des Atlantischen Ozeans, vor der Küste von Bristol. Zum Gebiet von Louds Island gehören weitere Inseln. Die bekannteren sind Marsh Island, Indian Island, Thief Island, Killick Stone Island, Ross Island und Haddock Island. Nachbargemeinden Alle Entfernungen sind als Luftlinien zwischen den offiziellen Koordinaten der Orte aus der Volkszählung 2010 angegeben. Norden: Bremen, 8,1 km Osten: Friendship, 6,4 km Westen: Bristol, 6,3 km Geschichte Louds Island wurde durch europäische Siedler in der Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts erstmals besiedelt. Nach dem Ende des Siebenjährigen Kriegs in den 1750er Jahren ließen sich erste Siedler ganzjährig auf den Inseln, die zu Louds Island gehören, nieder. Die unter Denkmalschutz stehende Loudville Church wurde 1913 erbaut. Zu der Zeit lebten etwa 150 Menschen auf Louds Island, es gab zwei Geschäfte, ein Postamt, eine Schule mit einem Schulraum und etwa 20 Schulkindern. Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts verließen die Einwohner die Insel und seitdem wird sie nur noch als Sommerkolonie genutzt. Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur Eine unbefestigte Straße führt durch das Gebiet. Sie mündet im Süden von Louds Island in einen Trecking-Pfad, der das Elizabeth Noyce Preserve erschließt. Es gibt keine öffentlichen Einrichtungen oder weitere Infrastruktur in Louds Island. Einzelnachweise
Louds Island, Maine

Louds Island, also once known as Muscongus Island, is an island in Muscongus Bay off the coast of Round Pond, a village of Bristol, Maine, United States. It is also an unorganized territory of Maine. It is approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) long and 1 mile (1.6 km) wide at its widest point. The island did not have a flush toilet until 2009. The 2020 census lists Louds Island with a population of 3. It is part of the unorganized territory of Lincoln County. History According to History of Cumberland Co., Maine, "On the 15th of July, 1625, John Brown, of New Harbor, purchased of Capt. John Somerset and Unongoit, two Indian sachems, for fifty skins, a tract of land on Pemaquid, extending eight miles by twenty-five, together with Muscongus Island.[1] The next year Abraham Shurt was "sent over by Alderman Aldsworth and Giles Elbridge, merchants of Bristol, as their agent, and was invested with power to purchase Mouhegan for them. This island then belonged to Abraham Jennings, of Plymouth, of whose agent Shurt purchased it for fifty pounds." [1]Report of Mass. Com. on the Pemaq. Title, 1811, 107. According to island chronicler Charles McLane, Louds seceded from the town of Bristol and also the United States in the early 1860s—although there are differing versions of exactly why. McLane says "the secession, in any case, was real enough and Louds has remained townless to the present day and remained stateless until the early 1900s." Louds Island hosted a "vigorous settlement that peaked in the post-Civil war era," but its year-round community dwindled over the next century. Its school closed in 1962 and the last of the year-round residents departed soon thereafter. Since then Louds has hosted only summer rusticators. As of the 2010 census there were 43 housing units on the island, all for seasonal or vacation use. The Loudville Church, located near the center of the island, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places; it was built in 1913 using lumber from a schoolhouse originally on the forcibly evicted settlement of Malaga Island in Phippsburg. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the unorganized territory has a total area of 15.0 square miles (38.8 km2), of which 1.6 square miles (4.0 km2) is land and 13.4 square mile (34.7 km2) is water (90%). The island itself is 3 miles (4.8 km) long and 1 mile (1.6 km) wide at its widest point. Education The Maine Department of Education takes responsibility for coordinating school assignments in the unorganized territory. See also List of islands of Maine References
Louds Island

Louds Island, también conocida una vez como Muscongus Island, es una isla en la bahía de Muscongus frente a la costa de Round Pond, un pueblo de Bristol, Maine. Tiene aproximadamente 3 millas (4,8 km) de largo y 1 milla (1,6 km) de ancho en su punto más ancho. La isla no tuvo un inodoro con descarga hasta 2009.​ El censo de 2010 enumera Louds Island con una población de cero. Es parte del territorio no organizado del condado de Lincoln. Historia Según el cronista de la isla Charles McLane, Louds se separó de la ciudad de Bristol y también de Estados Unidos a principios de la década de 1860, aunque existen diferentes versiones de exactamente por qué. McLane dice que «la secesión, en cualquier caso, fue bastante real y Louds ha permanecido sin ciudad hasta el día de hoy y permaneció apátrida hasta principios de 1900».​ Louds Island albergó un «asentamiento vigoroso que alcanzó su punto máximo en la era posterior a la guerra civil», pero su comunidad durante todo el año disminuyó durante el siglo siguiente. Su escuela cerró en 1962 y el último de los residentes durante todo el año partió poco después. Desde entonces, Louds ha acogido solo a rusticadores de verano. Según el censo de 2010, había 43 unidades de vivienda en la isla, todas para uso estacional o vacacional. La Iglesia de Loudville, ubicada cerca del centro de la isla, está incluida en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos; fue construido en 1913 utilizando madera de una escuela originalmente en el asentamiento desalojado por la fuerza de la isla de Málaga en Phippsburg.​​ Geografía Según la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos, el territorio no organizado tiene un área total de 15.0 millas cuadradas (38.8 km ²), de los cuales 1.6 millas cuadradas (4.0 km ²) son tierra y 13.4 millas cuadradas (34.7 km ²) son agua (90%). La isla en sí tiene 3 millas (4,8 km) de largo y 1 milla (1,6 km) de ancho en su punto más ancho.​ Véase también Maine Referencias
Loudville Church

The Loudville Church is a historic non-denominational church building on Louds Island, an unorganized territory of Lincoln County, Maine that is now home to summer residences. The church was built in 1913, using materials from a schoolhouse built in 1908 on Malaga Island. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. Description and history Louds Island is located on the west side of Muscongus Bay, off the coast of Bristol near the village of Round Pond. The island was settled in the 1750s, and had a population of about 150 in 1798. By the mid-19th century it had lost most of its permanent population, and was reduced to a summer colony. The island had no church until this one was built in 1913. It is an L-shaped wood-frame structure, 1+1⁄2 stories in height, with a cross-gabled roof, shingled exterior, and concrete foundation. A three-story tower rises at the crook of the L, topped by a pyramidal roof with flared eaves. It has modest Gothic stylistic elements, including a three-part arched window in one of the gabled sides. The building's story begins on Malaga Island, located in Maine's Casco Bay. During the 19th century, Malaga was the site of an impoverished settlement of predominantly African-Americans, who were mainly living of the land and sea. In 1908, well-meaning wealthy social reformers built a school on the island in a bid to improve the condition of the children of the residents. The Malaga Island community was forcibly evacuated in 1911, in what has later been described as an act of cultural imperialism. The school was given by its builders to the Maine Seacoast Missionary Society, which raised the funds needed to move it to Louds Island. Its lumber was used to build this church, to a design by Milton Stratton, a Maine architect active in the Mount Desert Island area. The building is maintained by the Louds Island Association, which holds meetings and summer religious services there. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, Maine References
Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library

The Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library is the public library serving Sanford, Maine. It is located at 952 Main Street, in an architecturally distinguished Colonial Revival brick building built in 1937, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. Architecture and history The Goodall Library is located at the northern corner of Main and Elm Streets, just south of Sanford center. The original 1937 Georgian Revival structure is 1-1/2 stories in height, built of brick with a slate roof and cupola. A central horizontal section is flanked by projecting gabled sections on either side. To the rear of this block stands a two-story modern addition built in 1976. The 1937 portion was designed by Portland architect William O. Armitage, and was a gift to the town by Dr. and Mrs. Harvey Thornburgh, named in honor of her father, Louis B. Goodall, who was one of the town's most well-known residents. The building is owned by the city and managed by a board of trustees. On June 18, 1898, the Sanford Library Association was organized to provide library service to the people of Sanford. Thomas Goodall, first president of the library association, allowed his School Street property to be used as a home for the library. It opened for the circulation of books on December 31, 1898, and on June 1, 1900 the library was made accessible to the general public free of charge. The Carpentier Branch opened in 1950, but closed due to budget cuts in 1991. The village of Springvale has its own public library Springvale Public Library located 2.5 miles from the Goodall Library. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in York County, Maine References External links Official website Town of Sanford & Village of Springvale, Maine Springvale Public Library Sanford/Springvale Chamber of Commerce Sanford City Data Profile
Lyceum Hall

Lyceum Hall is a historic commercial building in downtown Lewiston, Maine, United States. Built in 1872, the Second Empire hall is one of the city's few surviving designs of Charles F. Douglas, a leading Maine architect of the period, and for a number of years housed the city's only performance venue. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Description and history Lyceum Hall is located on the west side of Lisbon Street, the principal commercial street in downtown Lewiston. It is nominally a 3+1⁄2-story masonry structure, with a mansard roof providing space for a full fourth floor. The building facade is symmetrical, with a central one-bay section flanked by identical two-bay sections. The central section has the recessed building entrance on the first floor, and narrow round-arch windows on the second and third floors, set in a recessed brick panel. The remaining ground-floor bays all have commercial glass storefront windows, articulated by stone or brick piers. The outer bays on the second floor have segmented-arch windows, while those on the third floor are round-arched. The fourth floor dormers have segmented-arch windows. The main cornice (below the steep mansard roof section) is bracketed and dentillated, and a secondary cornice at the transition between the roof sections is dentillated. The hall was built in 1872 to a design by Charles F. Douglas, a prominent local architect. Douglas designed a number of Lewiston's downtown buildings during a flurry of construction after the American Civil War, but this is the only one to survive relatively intact. It originally housed a 1000-seat theater on the third floor, which was the city's only public performance venue until the construction of the city's Music Hall. The building underwent a full restoration in the 1980s. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Androscoggin County, Maine References
Machias Memorial High School

Machias Memorial High School (MMHS) is a public secondary school (grades 9–12) located in Machias, Maine, United States. The school was originally established in 1850 as Machias High School, and was later renamed to honor students and alumni who died while serving in the military. The school is a member of Alternative Organization Structure (AOS) 96. MMHS students are residents of Machias as well as the neighboring towns of Jonesboro, Marshfield, Northfield, Roque Bluffs, Wesley, Whitneyville, East Machias, Machiasport, Cutler, and Whiting. The school mascot is a bulldog, and the school colors are orange and black. The school yearbook, the Margaretta, is named after HMS Margaretta, a British schooner captured on the Machias River during the American Revolutionary War. History In 2010 the high school in Lubec closed, with Machias taking some of the students. Its enrollment generally increased after that. In the 2021-2022 school year, there were about 162 students, and then in the next year it was 178, the highest count in a 10 year period. News and initiatives MMHS was selected to participate in a five-year high school initiative called Models, Networks and Policies to Support and Sustain Rigor and Relevance for ALL Students, supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Sports MMHS competes in the Eastern Division of Class D high school sports. The Bulldogs hold a number of state and regional championship titles, including soccer, basketball (boys), and cheerleading titles. MMHS offers many sports. These sports include Girls' Volleyball (Class B), Co-ed Cross Country (Class C), and Soccer in the fall, Boys' Basketball, Girls' Basketball and Cheering in the winter, and in the spring Baseball and Softball. References External links MMHS website "Machias Memorial High School". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. May 7, 2001. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
Machias Post Office and Customhouse

The former Machias Post Office and Customhouse is a historic government building at Maine and Center Streets in Machias, Maine. Built in 1872, it is a prominent local example of Italianate architecture executed in brick. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. It now houses offices of the Machias Savings Bank. Description and history The Machias Post Office and Customhouse is located at the western corner of Center Street and Main Street (United States Route 1) in the heart of Machias' downtown area. It is a two-story red brick building, topped by a hip roof and set on a granite foundation. Its main facade faces Main Street, and is a symmetrical three bays wide, with the center bay projecting slightly and capped by a fully pedimented gable. One principal entrance is on the first floor of that section, set in a round-arch opening with keystone and pilastered columns. Windows are set in round-arch openings on the first floor and segmented-arch openings on the second, with stone sills and keystones. The Center Street facade is five bays wide, with a similar arrangement and styling of doors and windows. Early federal government facilities in Machias were located in leased spaces secured by the postmasters and customs collectors, a condition eventually found inadequate due to frequently changing addresses, and spaces that were not properly configured for the purpose. In 1867 the United States Congress authorized construction of this building, for which the land was acquired in 1870, and the construction completed in 1872. The building was designed by Alfred B. Mullett, the supervising architect of the United States Treasury Department, and the construction was supervised by Horatio L. Hill, a local builder and architect. In order to save costs, materials were sourced locally. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Maine List of United States post offices References
Machias station

The Machias Railroad Station is a historic railroad station near the junction of Court and Main Streets (US Routes 1A and 1, respectively) in Machias, Maine. Built in 1898, it is one of five surviving stations built by the ambitious but unsuccessful Washington County Railroad. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 2, 1992. The station was restored in 2015 for use as a visitor center and community meeting space. Description and history The former Machias railroad station stands on the north side of United States Route 1, at the eastern fringe of its downtown area. Just to its north runs the multiuse Downeast Sunrise Trail, which occupies the former railroad right-of-way of the Washington County Railroad. The station is a long rectangular single-story wood-frame structure, with a gable roof that has broad overhanging eaves supported by chamfered braces. The walls are clad in weatherboard. A three-sided ticket booth projects on the track side, next to an operable switching signal. The track side facade features two large freight entrances, one at ground level, the other raised about 2 feet (0.61 m) above the ground to facilitate direct offloading from freight cars. The interior has retained most of its original woodwork, despite conversion of its passenger waiting area into a freight storage area in the 1950s. The Washington County Railroad was incorporated in 1894, began construction on its rail lines the following year, and ran its first train in 1899, delayed by funding issues. Despite lofty projections of profitability, the line, which ran between Brewer and Calais, was financially unsuccessful, and its assets were auctioned in 1903 and leased to the Maine Central Railroad. During its brief lifespan, the railroad constructed 24 stations, most according to a standardized design, of which five survive. The Machias station was built in 1898 and enlarged in 1910. In 1957 the building was converted to a freight depot, at which time the freight doors on the track side were added and interior alterations made. The rail line was abandoned in 1985. The building is now owned by the town, which granted a $1 lease to the local chamber of commerce. The chamber in 2015 embarked on a fundraising campaign to complete restoration of the interior for use as a visitors center and meeting space. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Maine References
Madawaska High School

Madawaska Middle/High School is a public secondary school, serving grades 7 through 12, located in Madawaska, Maine, United States. The school serves students in from Madawaska, Saint David, and Grand Isle. The building also hosts the area's adult education program. It was first established in the 1940s. Madawaska Middle/High school is in the Maine Principal's Association Class "C" for sports. The school's mascot is the owl. The school colors are blue and white. References External links Official website