Contributed by Cumberland Historical Society
Description
Eliphalet Greely (1784-1858) was a sea captain, businessman, bank president, state bank commissioner, member of the Maine Legislature and Mayor of Portland. His will left $27,500 to the Town of Cumberland, with $6,000 for construction of Greely Institute which opened Sept. 28, 1868. The Corporation of the Trustees of Greely Institute was dissolved in July 1953 after a Town Meeting vote to establish a free high school.
About This Item
- Title: Greely Institute, Main Street, Cumberland, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1870
- Subject Date: circa 1870
- Location: Cumberland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Local Code: 2009.0163
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Greely Institute (Cumberland, Me.)
- Schools--Maine--Cumberland
- High schools--Maine--Cumberland
- Greely High School (Cumberland, Me.)
- Education--Maine--Cumberland
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Cumberland Historical SocietyPO Box 82; 266 Main St, Cumberland, ME 04021
207-415-4589
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