Fire Phone

This old phone was found in an old barn that was being cleaned out in Dennysville. It appears it was used for the fire department that was just down the road.

Fire Phone 1, Ring long-short



Old Antiques

These three antiques were found at a bottle dump at the old telephone pole structure site.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Nice finds

Some good finds from Charlotte and Pembroke. It was nice to find to different kinds of insulators.

 

 



Facebook group

We now have a new Facebook group, called " Artifact Recovery Corps". Please feel free to join the ARC on Facebook to stay further updated.

This "bench mark" was found at the bottom of Neal Mountain, Waite, on the side of Route 1. It was placed in a rock, as you can see. If anybody knows what this is, please let us know.

 



Historic Sites

These are some of the sites we have visited in the last year, 2015.

 

This picture was taken in the fall, on the Washington County Railroad in Pembroke.

This abandoned shack was located in Waite.

This is a structure made out of telephone poles, located in Charlotte.

This is a railroad switch located on the Washington County Railroad in Pembroke.

These next two pictures are under an abandoned house, with the crawl space being completely layered with bottles, located in Charlotte.

 

This is a run down building, that may have been a sawmill, located in Charlotte.

 

 

Singer Sewing Machine

This is a Singer Sewing Machine that was found in an old barn by Noah. If you have any information or questions about it, please let us know.

 

 



More bottles

Here are some more pictures of the bottles we found at the 1800's dump, a total of 17 bottles and 2 ink wells. It comes out to 3 purples, 4 teal, 1 olive green, 1 light green, 1 dark green, 4 clear, 2 brown, one blue, and 2 clear inkwells.

We are looking for anybody interested in the history of our area, also in the artifacts of which can be found. We would like to know anything you know about the area, (old house sites, bottle dumps, cemeteries, schools, etc..). We will be posting what we know about the area once we get a chance. If you have any information or questions for us, please e mail us at arcwashingtoncounty@gmail.com.

1800's Bottles

Just some of our finds, all of which were cork-top and a range of colors.

 

Why We're Here

We are a new group that is here to bring back Maine's history, mainly in Washington County. Right now we are interested in Pembroke and the surrounding areas. We have found many great sites and pieces of history in this area. We recently started a dig in Pembroke on a buried bottle dump from the 1800's and found some great bottles buried under the roots of a spruce tree. Unfortunately, winter caught up with us and we are postponing the dig until spring. For now, we are filling up our notebooks with information on the history of this area.

We hope to keep this blog interesting and fun, and keep you updated on our finds.