Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Built in about 1800 by Andrew Leighton, this tavern was located on the Gray Road, at the intersection of Route 100 and the old Gray Road. The tavern was situated along the old stagecoach route from Falmouth (now Portland) to Bakertown (now Lewiston).
The tavern building was moved in 1970 to Schooner Rocks at Cumberland Foreside.
About This Item
- Title: Leighton Tavern, Cumberland, ca. 1921
- Creation Date: circa 1921
- Subject Date: circa 1921
- Location: Cumberland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 25.6 cm
- Local Code: Photographs--Cumberland
- Object Type: Image
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- American elm--Maine--Cumberland
- Buildings--Maine--Cumberland
- Dwellings--Maine--Cumberland
- Elms--Maine--Cumberland
- Stagecoach stations--Maine--Cumberland
- Stagecoaches--Maine
- Taverns (Inns)--Maine--Cumberland
- Trees--Maine--Cumberland
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