Harpswell Meetinghouse
The Harpswell Meetinghouse is a historic colonial meeting house on Maine State Route 123 in Harpswell, Maine. Built in 1757-59 to provide space for both religious services and town meetings, it is a little-altered and well-preserved example of a once-common form, and is the oldest such surviving building in the state of Maine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Place of worship
- Description: historic church in Maine, United States
- Also known as: “First Meeting House”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Harpswell Cattle Pound.
Harpswell Cattle Pound
Historic site
The Harpswell Cattle Pound is a stone enclosure in Harpswell, Maine, United States. It was used to hold stray animals until they could be reunited with their owners.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harpswell.
Harpswell
Village
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Harpswell is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, on Casco Bay in the Gulf of Maine. The population was 5,031 at the 2020 census. Harpswell is composed of land contiguous with the rest of Cumberland County, called Harpswell Neck, as well as three large islands connected by bridges: Sebascodegan Island, Orr's Island, and Bailey Island.
Harpswell Meetinghouse
- Categories: meeting house and religion
- Location: Town of Harpswell, Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.79986° or 43° 47′ 60″ northLongitude
-69.98713° or 69° 59′ 14″ westElevation
135 feet (41 metres)Open location code
87MGQ2X7+W4OpenStreetMap ID
node 358231977OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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