Roughly encompassing sixty-three acres, the East Machias Historic District starts at the Pope Memorial Bridge and includes structures, both residential and commercial, on Bridge, High, and Water Streets. East Machias was settled in 1763, but trading posts existed in the area as early as 1633. After incorporation, East Machias became a shipbuilding and lumbering community with the first sawmill built in 1765. As the industries grew many prominent citizens, including veterans of the American Revolution and the War of 1812, built homes within the district. Furthermore, economic affluence contributed to the construction of three churches and an Academy. In total, the district includes a bridge, a multitude of nineteenth century dwellings, places of worship, a former school, commercial buildings, and numerous mills. While the school and churches remain many of the industrial sites have been lost.
Year Listed: 1973
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