Historic Markers

► On June 27, 1902, the grave of Hannah Weston in Jonesboro was marked by placing a granite marker on it. It was for Hannah Weston, who did heroic work at the time of the first naval battle in June 1775, that this chapter is named.

► In 1903 a marker was placed on the bridge in Marshfield, about two miles up the Middle River near the spot where the “Margaretta” was beached.

► The chapter marked the spot where the first settlers landed in Machias by a stone with a bronze marker which was dedicated on July 4, 1904.

► In 1916, the chapter dedicated another bronze tablet on a granite boulder which marks “The Foster Rubicon.”

► On October 25, 1927, the chapter dedicated a boulder with a bronze tablet to commemorate the first naval battle in Machias Bay, the battle between the “Unity” and the “Margaretta,” called the Lexington of the Seas.

► A bronze tablet was placed in 1927 on the home of the first doctor, William Chaloner, 1749-1802.

► A bronze tablet was erected by Hannah Weston Chapter, NSDAR, to the memory of Colonel Benjamin Foster (1736-1818), a veteran of three wars.

► In 1913, the following historical houses and buildings of Machias were marked with wooden markers: The first schoolhouse on the Donworth Block, on Main Street; the home of Reverend Steele, the first minister; the home of Phineas Bruce, on Bruce Street; the site of the first grist mill and woolen mill, the building now known as Getchell’s Grist Mill. The chapter also marked the site where the first Liberty Pole was erected.

► A large granite stone with a bronze tablet lists the names of the first sixteen men and their families who settled in Machias.

► The O’Brien Cemetery, an ancient cemetery for Revolutionary soldiers in Machias, was kept fenced and cared for by this chapter for many years until it was turned over to the Town of Machias for upkeep.

► A marker was also placed at Machiasport about four miles below Machias, at the entrance of the harbor where Fort O’Brien was located to defend the towns on the river.