NoeFlandre/osm-polygon-wikidata-only huggingface dataset:
First Universalist Church (Auburn, Maine)

The First Universalist Church is a historic church building on the corner of Pleasant, Elm, and Spring Streets in Auburn, Maine. It was built in 1876 to a design by John Stevens of Boston, Massachusetts, and has been a significant landmark in the city since its construction. It is a fine local example of Gothic Revival architecture executed in brick, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Description and history The First Universalist Church occupies a lot southwest of the city's downtown business district. It is a large brick Gothic Revival structure, with a polychrome slate roof, with walls trimmed in stone and wood. The sides and corners of the building are buttressed. Its main facade is oriented eastward toward Pleasant Street, and has a three-stage tower attached to the southern edge. The tower has large Gothic windows in the first level, paired lancet windows in the second, and quatrefoils in the third. The belfry above has paired lancet-arched louvered openings, with an octagonal spire above. There are two main entrances, recessed in Gothic openings in the front facade, with a large rose window above. Each of the long sides has a projecting section near the western end, giving the building a cruciform shape. The church was built in 1876, replacing the congregation's previous building, a wood-frame building on High Street built in 1839. This church was designed by John Stevens of Boston, Massachusetts, and is one of Auburn's finest examples of high-style Gothic Revival architecture. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Androscoggin County, Maine References External links First Universalist Church Auburn
Forest City Cemetery

Forest City Cemetery is a 97-acre (39 ha) cemetery in South Portland, Maine, owned and operated by the adjacent city of Portland. There are approximately 30,000 burials in the cemetery. Its burial records are kept at Evergreen Cemetery in Portland. When the land was purchased in 1858, it cost the city $50,000. The first plot was established later that year; however, the oldest grave found in the cemetery is that of Sara Strout, who died in 1810. Her grave is the only lasting grave that is legible amongst the slate graves in the tree line. As of 1870, the cemetery had 24 burials of American Civil War veterans. It also contains one Commonwealth war grave, of a Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve seaman of World War I. In April 2016, the cemetery was vandalized. Four headstones were overturned and a number of others damaged. References SpecificGeneral U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forest City Cemetery
Fort Fairfield Public Library

The Fort Fairfield Public Library, located at 339 Main Street, is the public library of Fort Fairfield, Maine, United States. Fort Fairfield had a private library as early as 1880. It became a town-supported library in 1894 with a circulation of 300 books. In 1911 the town received a grant of $10,000 from Andrew Carnegie - making it one of the seventeen Carnegie libraries in the state of Maine. The building was designed by Lewiston architect Harry Coombs, and built by R.J. Noyes of Augusta. The Fort Fairfield Public Library was completed and officially opened on September 9, 1913. In 1925 Colonel Franklin Drew, from Lewiston, who regarded Fort Fairfield's public library as one of the best in the state, donated his personal library to it. The Drew Room, where the genealogy records, town reports dating back to the late 1800s, the Fort Fairfield Review, and the Fort Fairfield Journal are kept, are named after his father, Jessie Drew. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. In 1994-5 an addition was added as a community room to be used for the benefit of the inhabitants in Fort Fairfield, local clubs and organizations. It also features the children's room, the librarian's office and bathroom, which are all handicap accessible. The community room was used as a temporary town office during the 1994 flood. In 2007, a decision was made to computerize the library's collection. 14,000 books were entered into computers for the librarian's and library patrons' use. The library had approximately 18,000 books, audio books, VHS & DVD movies, as well as 20 periodicals and 4 newspapers. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Aroostook County, Maine List of Carnegie libraries in Maine References External links Fort Fairfield Public Library web site
Форт Горджес

Горджес — форт на острове Хог в бухте Каско залива Мэн (штат Мэн, США). История После Англо-американской войны инженерные войска США предложили построить форт для защиты входа в бухту города Портленд в дополнение к фортам Пребл и Скаммелл. Однако, Конгресс не финансировал строительство форта до 1857 года, и строительство началось только в следующем году, но в связи с началом Гражданской войны в США в 1861 году, строительство форта активизировалось. Форт был спроектирован полковником Рубеном Смартом. Главным архитектором был Томас Линкольн Кейси, который впоследствии стал руководителем Инженерных войск США. Форт схож по размеру и конструкции с фортом Самтер, но построен из гранита, а не из кирпича. Строительство было окончено в 1865 году, к концу гражданской войны. Назван форт был в честь Сэра Фердинандо Горджеса — основателя провинции Мэн. В связи с развитием вооружений, форт к уже моменту постройки был устаревшим. Модернизация форта началась в 1869 году, но из-за недостаточности финансирования так и не была закончена. Изначально форт был вооружен 34 пушками Родмана, расположенными в казематах форта. В 1898 году все пушки были заменены на орудия Паррота, которые были установлены на стенах форта. Гарнизон форта составлял 500 человек. В военных целях форт использовался в последний раз во время Второй мировой войны, служа хранилищем мин. В 1960 году форт был приобретен городом Портленд, и в 1973 году включён в Национальный реестр исторических мест США. В настоящее время форт открыт для посетителей в качестве парка. Источники Страница форта на сайте forttours.com (англ.)
Fort Kent station

The Fort Kent Railroad Station is a historic railroad station at Main and Market Streets in Fort Kent, Maine. It was built in 1902 by the Fish River Railroad, a line that was used in service until 1979. The station is now home to a museum operated by the Fort Kent Historical Society, dedicated to the local history of the railroad and its influence on the region. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 21, 1989. Description and history The Fort Kent Railroad Station is located at the northeast corner of Main and Market Streets (United States Route 1 and Maine State Route 161 respectively), between Market Street to the west and the railroad track to the east. It is a long rectangular single-story wood frame structure with a gable-on-hip roof, clapboard siding, and a concrete foundation. The station's east facade has a projecting telegrapher's bay, large baggage doors to the south, and windows and doors for the ticketing area and waiting room to the north. The station was opened in 1902 by the Fish River Railroad, which was later absorbed into the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad. The railroad's arrival had a major economic impact on the regions, enabling the shipment of its products (principally lumber and potatoes) to distant markets. By the 1970s the railroad was in decline, and in 1979 the station was given to the Fort Kent Historical Society. Of the stations built by either railroad, this one is among the best-preserved. Its interior has been converted into a museum space dedicated to local rail-related history, and is generally open during summer months. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Aroostook County, Maine References External links Fort Kent Historical Society - Facebook site
Fortunes Rocks, Maine

Fortunes Rocks is a seaside community in Biddeford, York County, Maine, located approximately 85 miles (140 km) north of Boston, Massachusetts. The 1999 novel Fortune's Rocks by Anita Shreve is loosely based on this Maine seaside neighborhood. External links "Fortunes Rocks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 6, 2009.
Foxcroft Academy

Foxcroft Academy is a private preparatory high school located in Dover-Foxcroft, Piscataquis County, Maine. Foxcroft Academy is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and a member of the Independent School Association of Northern New England, College Board and the National Association of Independent Schools. Catchment Maine School Administrative District 68 directly operates schools for grades Pre-Kindergarten to 8, and then sends all high school students to Foxcroft Academy. The Maine Department of Education is responsible for school assignments in unorganized territories, and it publicly funds schools which take such assignments. It assigns Ebeemee Township in Piscatiquis County to Foxcroft Academy. It also lists Foxcroft as an option for residents of Codyville in Penobscot County and Atkinson in Piscatiquis County. Academics Foxcroft Academy is an Apple Distinguished School. The Academy has 23 Visual and Performing Arts courses: Art I, Ceramics, Sculptural Welding, Studio Art, AP Studio Art, Digital Photography, Yearbook Production, Filmmaking, Intro To Stagecraft, Band, Chorus, Intro to Guitar, Guitar II, Rock Band, Intro to Piano, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Improvisation II, Woodwind Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Orchestra/Chamber Ensemble, and Select Choir. Athletics Foxcroft Academy’s 23 varsity athletic teams have combined to win 21 state titles–11 in the past 11 years–and have also won four MPA Sportsmanship Awards in the past two years alone. Notable alumni Corey Beaulieu, guitarist Frank E. Guernsey, U.S. Representative Charles E. Littlefield, U.S. Representative David Mallett, singer-songwriter Sir Harry Oakes, philanthropist Henry Otis Pratt, U.S. Representative Dean Smith, basketball player and engineer Lillian M. N. Stevens, temperance worker Lance E. Walker, judge See also Education in Maine Other private high schools in Maine which take students with public funds (from unorganized areas and/or with agreements with school districts): Lee Academy George Stevens Academy Waynflete School Washington Academy Connecticut private academies acting as public high schools: Gilbert School Norwich Free Academy Woodstock Academy New Hampshire private academies acting as public high schools: Coe-Brown Northwood Academy Pinkerton Academy References External links Official website
Frank L. Dingley House

The Frank L. Dingley House is a historic house in Auburn, Maine, United States. Built in 1867, it is a high-quality local example of Second Empire architecture. It is most significant as the long-time home of Frank L. Dingley, long-time editor of the Lewiston Evening Journal, the state's second-largest newspaper at the time. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Description and history The Dingley House is set on the north side of Court Street, in a residential area just west of Auburn's downtown area. It is a nominally 2+1⁄2-story brick structure, with a mansard roof providing a full third floor. The roof is slate, pierced by two brick chimneys, and there is a mansard-topped tower on the street-facing facade. The main facade, however is oriented toward the east, looking down the hill over Auburn and Lewiston. A single-story porch extends along this facade, with decorative denticulated cornice and wooden posts. The house was built in 1867 for Frank Dingley, and was his home until his death in 1918. A graduate of Bowdoin College, Dingley was for 57 years chief editor of the Lewiston Evening Journal, which he and his brother converted to a daily newspaper when they acquired it in 1861. Dingley was innovative in the early adoption of the telegraph for transmission of news reports, and oversaw a great expansion of the newspaper's facilities in 1898. He was a local patron of the arts, and supported the efforts of F. E. Stanley to produce the Stanley Steamer automobile. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Androscoggin County, Maine References
Phare de Franklin Island

Le phare de Franklin Island (en anglais : Franklin Island Light) est un phare actif situé sur Franklin Island, dans le Comté de Knox (État du Maine). Histoire La station de signalisation maritime a été établie en 1807 sur l'île Franklin, à 7 km au sud-ouest de Port Clyde. Le phare actuel date de 1855. La maison du gardien a été démolie en 1967 et le bâtiment à pétrole de 1895 survit mais sans son toit.La lentille Fresnel originale de 4e ordre est maintenant exposée au poste de la Garde côtière de Boothbay. En août 1999, la Garde côtière a confié à Franklin Light Preservation la maintenance du phare. En 2001, le groupe a reconstruit le quai de la Garde côtière et construit un hélipad sur l'île afin de permettre un accès rapide au feu. En décembre 2003, le département de la protection de l'environnement du Maine a ordonné la suppression de ces améliorations, car le groupe ne disposait d'aucun permis de construire. L'île, accessible uniquement par bateau, est interdite d'avril en juillet pour la nidification des oiseaux de mer. Elle est gérée par l'United States Fish and Wildlife Service en tant que National Wildlife Refuge. Description Le phare est une tour cylindrique en brique, avec une galerie et une lanterne de 14 m de haut, reliée à un local technique =. La tour est peinte en blanc et la lanterne est noire. Il émet, à une hauteur focale de 17 m, un éclat blanc par période de 6 secondes, jour et nuit. Sa portée est de 8 milles nautiques (environ 15 km). Caractéristiques du feu maritime Fréquence : 6 secondes (W) Lumière : 0.6 seconde Obscurité : 5.4 secondes Identifiant : ARLHS : USA-309 ; USCG : 1-4980 - Amirauté : J0132 . Voir aussi Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Franklin Island Light » (voir la liste des auteurs). Lien connexe Liste des phares du Maine Liens externes (en) Maine Lighthouses (en) Lighthouses of the United States : Eastern Maine (en) Lighthouses of the United States : Southern Maine (en) Maine - ARLHS World List of Lights (WLOL) (en) Maine - Online list of lights (en) Franklin Island Lighthouse - Lightphotos.net (en) Franklin Island Light - Lighthouse Explorer Portail des phares Portail de l’océan Atlantique Portail du Maine (États-Unis)
Free Baptist Church (Auburn, Maine)

The Free Baptist Church, also known as the Penley Corner Church is a historic church on Riverside Drive in Auburn, Maine. Built in 1833, the building's interior was extensively redecorated in the late 19th century with Queen Anne stained glass, stencilwork, and multicolored painting. Its primarily for the well-preserved interior artwork that this building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Description and history The Penley Corner Church is located on the west side of Riverside Drive in rural southern Auburn, a short way north of Penley Corner Road. It stands on a property that also includes a small cemetery historically associated with the church. The building is a single-story wood frame structure, with a gable roof, clapboard siding, and granite foundation. There is no tower. The main facade faces east, and is symmetrically arranged, with an engaged porch extending the width, supported by square posts. A single door provides access to the building at the center of the porch, and there are two windows on the gallery level. A small lancet-shaped louver occupies the center of the gable. The windows on the sides are all lancet-arched in the Gothic Revival style. The plainness of the building's exterior is in marked contrast to a vividly decorated interior. From the entrance one passes into a vestibule area under the gallery, which is accessed by stairs to one side. Pews are arranged in three groups, up to a raised platform that spans 2/3 of the building width at the far end, with additional small groups of pews at its sides. A low balustrade demarcates the pulpit, which has a stenciled backdrop. The walls are wainscoted, and the ceiling is made of boxed beams and wood sheathing. Foliated stencilwork lines the sheathing, while the beams have a multicolored stencilwork pattern on their bottoms. The angled portions of the ceiling are also decorated with foliate stencils. Windows on the building sides have colored sections, and the buildings sole interior light source is a kerosene chandelier. The Free Will Baptist congregation in Auburn dates to 1808, and had grown by the late 1820s to a size sufficient to warrant construction of a church. This building was erected in 1833, although its initial interior features are not known, many records having been destroyed by a fire. As a result, it is also not known exactly when the interior decorations were made, which are stylistically from the Queen Anne period. The church's congregation had declined in the 1880s to the point where services were held only sporadically, and came to an end around the turn of the 20th century. The building was briefly used by another congregation in the 1950s, and was rescued from demolition by local citizens who formed a non-profit to oversee its preservation. Services are now held annually, and the building is well maintained. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Androscoggin County, Maine References
Freeport High School (Maine)

Freeport High School is a public high school in Freeport, Maine, United States for students in grades 9–12 residing in the towns of Freeport, Durham, and Pownal. Freeport High School is one of four schools in the Freeport School District; the others being Mast Landing School, Morse Street School, and Freeport Middle School. Student population The student population at Freeport High School for the 2024-2025 school year was approximately 600 students. Notable alumni Stephen Gill Spottswood - Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Chairman of the NAACP Drew Taggart - Member of The Chainsmokers Academics SAT results As with other districts in the Greater Portland area, the SAT scores of Freeport High School were significantly higher than the state average, coming in 10th in the state for Math and Reading, and 11th in Writing in 2007. In the Mathematics section, Freeport students had an average score of 485, tying with York High School. In the Reading section, Freeport students had an average score of 492, tying with Scarborough High School. Finally, in the writing section, Freeport students received an average score of 483. In the 2012-2013 school year, Maine Department of Education reports showed that 50% of students were meeting the standards on the mathematics section of the test, higher than the state average of 48.1 percent. In the reading section, 59.6 percent of students were reading at or above their grade level, higher than the state average of 48.9 percent. While the state average on the SAT writing section had dropped more than three percent from the previous school year, 48.5 percent of Freeport students met the grade-level standard on the writing section, nearly five points higher than the state average. In 2017, the average SAT score was 1006, higher than the state average of 994. This included a 507 in the reading section and a 499 in the mathematics section. Graduation rates Between the 2010–2011 and 2013–2014 school years, Regional School Unit 5 (of which Freeport High School is the main secondary school) reported graduation rates of 92%. One-act plays Freeport High School is one of only two schools in the state that consistently enters student written one-act plays into the Maine Principals' Association's annual drama festival, the other being Morse High School. References External links Freeport High School Website
Gay-Munroe House

The Gay-Munroe House is an historic house located at 64 Highland Avenue in Auburn, in the U.S. state of Maine. Built in 1878 for Charles Gay, a local shoe manufacturer, it features an architecturally eclectic mix of Late Victorian decorations. It is also notable as the home for many years of Willard Noble Munroe, another leading shoe manufacturer. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. Description and history The Gay-Munroe House stands on the west side of Highland Avenue, in a residential area northwest of Auburn's central business district. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a roughly T-shaped plan that has a hip roof and cross gable projecting section, with a hip-roof ell extending to the rear. A square cupola with pyramidal roof stands atop the roof between brick chimneys. The building is clad predominantly in vinyl siding, but most of its 19th-century decorative trim elements have been preserved. The front facade consists of a single projecting bay, two stories in height, with a narrow gable-roof dormer projecting from the roof. The dormer is decorated with Stick style woodwork, a detail repeated in the larger projecting side gable section. A single-story porch stands in the corner made by that section, supported by turned posts and balustrade. String courses of trim band the building at the lintel and sill levels of the windows on both levels. The house was designed by the Lewiston firm of Stevens & Coombs, and was built in 1878 for Charles Gay, who was involved in Auburn's shoe industry, its major economic force. In 1894 the house was purchased by Willard Noble Munroe, founder and first president of the Auburn Shoe Manufacturer's Association. He also served as treasurer of Quebec's Brompton Pulp and Paper Company, one of Canada's largest paper companies at the time. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Androscoggin County, Maine References
Goat Island Light

Goat Island Light is a lighthouse located off Cape Porpoise near Kennebunkport in southern Maine. Goat Island Light was established in 1835 to guard the entrance to Cape Porpoise Harbor. The original station was upgraded in 1859 to the current brick tower with a fifth order Fresnel lens. Keeper's quarters were added to the island in 1860. The light station was automated by the United States Coast Guard in 1990 and is currently active. The keepers dwellings and tower are leased to the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust. Goat Island Light can be seen from shore in Cape Porpoise Harbor just off State Route 9 north of Kennebunkport or is viewable by boat. The island is currently closed to the public except by special arrangement. Description and history The coast of southern Maine east of the Kennebunk River is studded with a group of small islands and rock ledges near the headland called Cape Porpoise. Goat Island is a treeless outer island, about 7.7 acres (3.1 ha) in size. The lighthouse is set on the island's southern shore, with the keeper's house a short way to its north. A boathouse and dock stand and the western end of the island, with a small brick oil house between it and the tower. The present tower is a circular brick structure, with the lantern 25 feet (7.6 m) above ground level. The lantern house presently houses a fifth order Fresnel lens. A metal walkway and railing surround the lantern house, and there is a single window in the tower. A small workroom with two doors projects from the tower. The keeper's house is an L-shaped wood-frame structure, 1+1⁄2 stories in height, with clapboard siding replacing its original board-and-batten siding. The roof is pierced by dormers, also a later alteration. It was originally joined to the tower by a covered walkway. The boathouse is a simple rectangular single-story structure with a gable roof and clapboard siding. The oil house is a small brick structure with a gable roof that has a vent at one end. Goat Island Light was authorized in 1833 as an aid to navigation for reaching the harbor at Cape Porpoise. The first tower built was 20 feet (6.1 m) in height; the present tower and keeper's house were built in 1859. The boathouse was built in 1905. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in York County, Maine References