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Favorite Places: Crescent Beach- Kittery- 625 yards, Located on a small peninsula and marsh. Seapoint Beach- Kittery- 550 yards, Sandy beach near Kittery Point. Birdwatching and marsh. Fort Foster- Kittery- Gerrish Island- 1900, rebuilt during WWII. Beaches, trails and picnic area. Fort McKinley- Kittery- 1808-9 rebuilt 1844-6 & the Cival War, State owned. Vaughan Woods Memorial- South Berwick- 250 acres, Authenic Indian trail along river. Picnic area. Spring Hill Recreational Area- South Berwick- Swimming beach, skating and picnic tables. |
Southern Coast |
Historic Sites: Fort McClary- Kittery- 1846, Blockhouse named after Andrew McClary. He died at the battle of Bunker Hill. John Paul Jones Memorial- Kittery- 2 acre memorial. Kittery Historical and Naval Museum- Kittery- History of southern coast. Ship Models. Lady Pepperell House- Kittery- Sir William Pepperell home. The first American knighted by the British. Portsmouth Navel Shipyard- Kittery- 1806, Museum of shipyard's past. Berwick Academy- South Berwick- 1791, Maine's oldest prep school. Hamilton House- South Berwick- 18th century Georgian style mansion. Old Counting House Museum- South Berwick- History of the Berwicks. Sarah Orne Jewett Home- South Berwick- Museum and home of the writer. |
Rrecreation: Brave Boat Harbor- Kittery- 2 mile trail through coastal marshlands. Powder House Hill- South Berwick- Offers rope tow for skiing, sledding, skating and tubing. |
Attractions: Hackmatack Playhouse- Berwick- 150 year old dairy barn (converted). Performances. Kittery Outlets- Kittery- 125 shopping outlets on Rt 1. |
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