OUR HISTORY ON THE 250 SITE!! THIS IS THE FIRST ITEM, BUT IT IS ONLY A BEGINNING!!
A walking tour of Lea Wait's Wiscasset

In 1866 and 1870 fires destroyed most long wharves; many were never rebuilt. Some buildings in the "Burned Regions" along Water Street and in the business district were replaced by brick structures. Tracks were laid where wharves had been, and the first train arrived in Wiscasset in April of 1871.

Identification of the locations on the map, in Lea Wait books:

STH	=	"Stopping to Home"
STH	=	"Seaward Born"
WW	=	"Wintering Well"
FK	=	"Finest Kind"

1. Abbie and Seth's home, where Widow Wink made ginger beer
   Today the site of Le Grarage restaurant (STH)
2. Union Wharf (STH)
3. Widow Chase's home (STH)
4. Whittier Tavern (cellar is now the Sunken Garden) (STH, SB, FK)
5. Old Cemetery (STH, WW)
6. Lincoln and Kennebec Bank (now Wiscasset Library) (STH)
7. Jeremy Squam (now Westport) Island; home of Sally Clough {STH)
8. Mr. Johnston's store (STH)
9. Johnston's Wharf (STH, SB)
10. Captain Nickel's House, built year after STH
11. Mrs. Nordstrom's boarding house (SB)
12. Amos Brewer's house (SB)
13. Congregational Church (STH, WW, FK)
14. Dr. Theobold's House (WW, FK)
15. Town Pump (WW, FK)
16. Stacy's Store (WW, FK)
17. Poor House (FK)
18. Alice and Aaron Decker's house
19. Tinkham's Shipyard (WW)
20. The Sign of the Mortar (WW)
21. Mudflats where boys swam (WW)
22. Joshua Dann's Cabinetmaker's Shop (WW)

Stopping to Home: 1806
     Abbie and Seth find an extended family after their father is lost at sea and their mother dies of smallpox. Smithsonian Magazine "notable children's book" and Bank Street College "best of the best" list. (Margaret K. McElderry imprint of Simon & Schuster, 2001)

Seaward Born: (1804-1807)
     Born in slavery in Charleston, South Carolina, Michael finds the courage to risk everything for freedom. Children's Book Council Notable Social Studies Trade Book, International Readers Association Teachers Choice List, Bank Street College List. (Aladdin Paperbacks imprint of Simon & Schuster, 2004)

Wintering Well: 1819-1820
     Will, disabled after a farm accident, and his sister Cassie who blames herself for the accident, must find new futures, in a town just discovering the excitement of being part of a new state. Bank Street College recommended. (Aladdin Paperbacks imprint of Simon & Schuster, 2006)

Finest Kind: 1838
     Jake moves from Boston to rural Maine and must learn how to support his family while keeping a deep family secret. Kirkus: "will linger in the hearts of readers." (Margaret K. McElderry imprint of Simon & Schuster, 2006)


To purchase a full-color, poster-size version of this map, contact Lea Wait, or at the gift shop at the Old Lincoln County Jail.