The 'Marie Antoinette House' in Edgecomb - Wiscasset …
Apr 9, 2013 · In her travels, she still meets people who want to know about the “Marie Antoinette House.” Seated on a blue and white patterned couch, Wait explains the facts behind the legendary tale of her family home as the tea in her cup grows cold.
The Marie Antoinette house - rodama1789.blogspot.com
Oct 3, 2016 · This two-storey colonial house on the wind-swept shore of the river Sheepscot in Edgecomb, near Wiscasset, the county town of Lincoln County, Maine, is known locally as the "Marie-Antoinette House". Today it is the property of the historical crime writer Lea Watts.
Marie Antoinette house, North Edgecomb, ca. 1930 - Maine …
The so-called Marie Antoinette house was built in 1774 on land on Westport Island, claimed by the Decker family since at least 1751. In 1793, during the French Revolution, Captain Joseph Decker's son-in-law Stephen Clough, for whom Clough's Ledges in the Sheepscot River were named, was in France.
Marie Antoinette House, North Edgecomb, ca. 1915 - Maine …
This house, which Captain Joseph Decker built in 1774 on Westport Island, had a connection to the French Queen, Marie Antoinette, during the French Revolution. Captain Stephen Clough, Captain Decker's son-in-law, owned it 1793, when he was in France.
The Marie Antoinette House, part II | Wiscasset Newspaper
Jul 22, 2015 · Since the 1950s, the celebrated Maine mystery author and her family have owned an imposing white house located on a high hill overlooking the Sheepscot river. The house, built in 1774 on Jeremy Squam (now Westport) Island, and moved across the river in 1832, is the focus of a legend linking it to the Queen of France who lost her throne (and her ...
Marie Antoinette House, Edgecomb, ca. 1925 - Maine Memory …
The house was moved across the Sheepscot River to Edgecomb in 1838. In the 20th century, it became a destination for school groups, civic groups and history buffs. Its location was printed on some tourist maps and there were several postcard views.
The Marie Antoinette House - Boothbay Register
Jul 17, 2015 · Climbing the steep and narrow staircase, you come to a series of smallish rooms featuring magnificent river views and a peek at Fort Edgecomb, a blockhouse dating from 1809. The center section of...
"North Edgecomb, Maine, Marie Antoinette House " by Franklin …
A scanned sepia photograph shows a white two-story house with black shutters. There are trees and a large yard in front of the house. A written caption "Marie Antoinette House, N. Edgecomb" is below the photo.
Let Them Eat Lobster – Marie Antoinette Plans To Move to Maine
Marie Antoinette and Maine hardly trip off the tongue together, but an intrepid ship captain from Wiscasset nearly saved the life of the French queen.
Marie Antonnette House In North Edgecomb, 1948 - 1949 | Maine …
George French Collection | Images | DF | Marie Antonnette House In North Edgecomb, bulk: 1948 - 1949
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