Penobscot Marine Museum

Penobscot Marine Museum

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name = Penobscot Marine Museum and Boundary Increase
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location = Church St
Searsport, Maine
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architecture = Greek Revival
added =July 1, 1970
September 26, 1997 (boundary increase)
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refnum =70000088
97001133 (boundary increase)
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governing_body = The Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, Maine, United States, is Maine's oldest maritime museum and is designed to preserve and educate people regarding Maine's and Searsport's rich and unique maritime and shipbuilding history. [ [http://www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org Penobscot Marine Museum] "official site"]

Designed as a unique 19 century seafaring village, the museum encompasses 13 historic and modern buildings, houses a modern exhibit gallery features annual shows and is home to a regionally important library and archives focused on maritime history and regional genealogy. [ [http://www.mainemuseums.org/htm/museumdetail.php3?orgID=81 Maine Archives and Museums - Penobscot Marine Museum] ] [ [http://www.frommers.com/destinations/belfastme/A29440.html Penobscot Marine Museum] at [http://www.frommers.com Frommer's] ]

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ee also

* List of maritime museums in the United States
* Penobscot Bay
* Sears Island


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