Alna School
The Alna School is located on Alna Road in the town of Alna, Maine. Built in 1795, it is one of the oldest surviving school buildings in the state. It has also housed Alna's town offices.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Museum
- Description: historic school in Alna, Maine, USA
- Also known as: “Center School”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alna Meetinghouse and Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway.
Alna Meetinghouse
Church
Photo: Paul wainwright photography, CC BY 3.0.
The Alna Meetinghouse is a historic meeting house on Maine State Route 218 in Alna Center, Maine. Built in 1789, it is one of the oldest churches in the state, with a virtually intact interior. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. Alna Meetinghouse is situated 2,200 feet north of Alna School.
Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway
Museum
The Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway is a 2 ft narrow gauge railway. The line was operated as a for-profit company from 1895 until 1933 between the Maine towns of Wiscasset, Albion, and Winslow, but was abandoned in 1936. Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway is situated 1½ miles south of Alna School.
Sheepscot Historic District
Historic site
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sheepscot Historic District encompasses a historic village in Alna and Newcastle, Maine. Located just below the mouth of Dyer Brook where it enters the Sheepscot River, the 1,200-acre includes an area that has seen little alteration in more than 100 years, and includes one of the oldest roadways in the state. Sheepscot Historic District is situated 2½ miles south of Alna School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alna and Head Tide Historic District.
Alna
Village
Photo: Paul wainwright photography, CC BY 3.0.
Alna is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 710 at the 2020 census. Alna is home to the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum and is noted for its historic architecture, including the early mill village of Head Tide.
Head Tide Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Head Tide Historic District encompasses a formerly industrial, now rural village at the head of tide of the Sheepscot River in Alna, Maine. The area had been industrially active since the mid-18th century, but its mills declined and were all destroyed by 1949, leaving a predominantly residential area with a number of houses dating mainly to the period before 1860. Head Tide Historic District is situated 2½ miles north of Alna School.
Newcastle
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Newcastle is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,848 at the 2020 census. The village of Newcastle is located in the eastern part of the town, on the Damariscotta River. Newcastle is situated 5 miles southeast of Alna School.
Alna School
- Categories: school building, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Town of Alna, Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.08143° or 44° 4′ 53″ northLongitude
-69.6183° or 69° 37′ 6″ westOpen location code
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In Other Languages
“Alna School” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Escuela de Alna”
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