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Description

William May Achorn, a widower, (1836-1920) stood in the front doorway of his house at 95 Main Street; the Achorn Bros. store was next door.

William went to the gold mines in Timbuctoo, California, in 1864, and as a result of a mining accident, one leg was amputated. When he came home to Liberty his niece Addie Whitehouse Worthing (1858-1952) remembered in her memoir that "he had one good leg and one that was just a stick. When he walked he swung the stick leg and he used a cane in one hand." In 1868 William returned to Timbuctoo and when he came home the second time, Addie recalled he had a new leg, wore two shoes and used a cane. After working at a store in Palermo for a few years William brought his wife Eltheir Cox (1844-1891) and their daughters Ina and Sarah to Coopers Mills in 1878.

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About This Item

• Title: William Achorn house, Main Street, Coopers Mills, Whitefield, ca. 1910
• Creation Date: circa 1910
• Subject Date: circa 1910
• Locations:
  • Coopers Mills, Whitefield, Lincoln County, ME
  • Timbuctoo, CA
• Media: Postcard
• Dimensions: 8.7 cm x 13.6 cm
• Local Code: 1995.15.14.03.06
• Object Type: Image

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Standardized Subject Headings

• Buildings--Maine--Coopers Mills
• Buildings--Maine--Whitefield
• Main Street (Whitefield, Me.)
• Streets--Maine--Whitefield
• Whitefield (Me.)

People

• Achorn, Elthea
• Achorn , Ida
• Achorn, Sarah
• Achorn, William May
• Worthing, Addie Whitehouse

Other Keywords

• California
• Miners
• Mining accidents

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For more information about this item, contact:

Whitefield Historical Society
PO Box 176, Whitefield, ME 04353
(207) 549-7209
Website

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