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Welcome to the Machiasport Historical Society Visit the historic Burnham Tavern Museum
and the historic Gates House! in Machias, site of the rst naval battle of the

Built in 1810, the Nathan Gates House is home to the Machiasport American Revolution, June 12, 1775.
Historical Society. The museum contains an extensive collection of
old photographs, period furniture, housewares and other memorabilia.
There is also a genealogical library. The Marine Room highlights the
area's seafaring and shipbuilding past. A model schoolroom and post
office and a large collection of carpentry tools occupy the adjacent
Cooper House, a utilitarian building constructed in 1850. For more
information, check out their website at www.gateshouse.org.

The Burnham Tavern is a historic tavern at 14 Colonial
Way in Machias. Built in 1770, it is one of the oldest sur-
viving buildings in the Machias area, and is known for its
locally significant role in the American Revolutionary War.
The tavern is operated as the Burnham Tavern Museum by
the Hannah Weston Chapter of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution.
Featuring late 18th-century period furnishings, the house
includes artifacts from the 1775 Battle of Machias, the first
Gates House naval battle of the revolution. The building was listed on
home to the Machiasport Historical Society the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

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