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Description
An image scanned from a color postcard depicting the Burnham Tavern in Machias Maine. Undated.
The Burnham Tavern was constructed in 1770 by Job Burham, and was the site for planning by local Revolutionary War patriots to capture the British naval vessel Margaretta in June, 1775.
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Recommended Citation
Requested credit line: Image courtesy of Special Collections, Raymond H.
Fogler Library, DigitalCommons@UMaine,
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/spec_photos/997
Format
jpeg
Part Of
MS 420, Pottle Postcard Collection
Keywords
Maine, Machias, Burnham Tavern, taverns, colonial, Revolutionary War, postcard
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