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Description
The gravesite of the beloved dogs and horse of Maine Gov. Percival Baxter on Mackworth Island.
Mackworth Island is the former home of James Phinney Baxter and of his son, Percival, who deeded it to the State of Maine in 1943. Baxter arranged to have his animals' gravesites preserved forever.
Mackworth Island later became the site of the Gov. Baxter School for the Deaf.
About This Item
- Title: Graves of Baxter animals, Mackworth Island, 1953
- Creation Date: 1953-04-19
- Subject Date: 1953-04-19
- Location: Mackworth Island, Falmouth, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Local Code: Photographs -- Portland -- Islands
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Maine
- Cemeteries--Maine
- Pets
- Islands--Maine
- Mackworth Island (Falmouth, Me.)
- Baxter, Percival Proctor, 1876-1969--Animals & pets
- Animals
People
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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