Join Friends of Merrymeeting Bay (FOMB) tomorrow, July 17 at 3 p.m. for a tour of the Pownalborough Courthouse in Dresden.
Built in 1761 by the Kennebec Proprietors, a group of wealthy Boston investors, and designed by noted Boston architect, Gershom Flagg, the building is the only remaining pre-Revolutionary War court building in Maine.
Originally built within the stockade of Fort Shirley, the Fort quickly fell into disuse and was taken down, but Pownalborough Courthouse still stands majestically overlooking the Kennebec River.
The tour will be led by FOMB member and Lincoln County Historical Society Executive Director, Jay Robbins.
This trip will include a history talk on the lawn, tour of the building and a walk of the nature trail along the tall pines on the bank of the Kennebec with a visit to the woodland cemetery.
Pre-registration with trip leader Jay Robbins at 737-2239 is required.
