Exploring the historic Middle of Middle Road & the Middle of Parsonsfield in the Middle 1800's

with Lyn Sudlow and Sylvia Pease from Parsonsfield Porter Historical Society

Saturday, May 6 at 2:30 PM

Estimated duration: One hour

This walk will begin at the parking lot of the Parsonsfield Old Town House (which is on the National Register of Historic Places) on Merrill Hill Road and will start with a short downhill to Middle Road. We will see the one-room schoolhouse that sat across the road from Rufus McIntire's own home and view the site of the stately McIntire home which burned down in 1939. We will walk past the Dalton House (also on the National Register of Historic Places) before retracing our steps to see what was once the center of town. On the walk back to the Old Town House, those who wish can peak inside the iconic Union Church across the road from the Town House and see the unique interior of the Town House built in 1832. And those who wish can also explore the cemetery adjacent to the Town House where Rufus McIntire and other Parsonsfield notables now rest.

Accessibility: Much of what we will be talking about will be visible from the corner of Merrill Hill and Middle Roads and so not that much walking will be required. The Parsonsfield Old Town House does have a ramp and a small step.

Starting and ending point: Parsonsfield Old Town House on Merrill Hill Road near the intersection with Middle Road

 

For questions about this walk, please email janeswalkme@gmail.com.