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Lyle Durgin
M. Lyle Durgin (1845-1904) was a 19th-century American artist from the U.S. state of Massachusetts, who specialized in portraiture and murals. A graduate of New Hampton Institute, New Hampshire, she studied art in Paris where she exhibited in the Salon (Paris), Salon. After returning to the US, she shared a studio with her sister, Harriet Thayer Durgin, in Copley Square, Boston. Durgin is remembered for designing and executing the murals at the First Congregational Church (Detroit, Michigan), First Congregational Church of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan. Early years and education Lyle Durgin was born in Wilmington, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of John Milton Durgin (1813–1887), a Baptist minister from New England. Her mother, Harriet R. Thayer (1807–1868), at Find a Grave also of New England, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilmanton Ironworks, New Hampshire
Gilmanton Ironworks (alternately Gilmanton Iron Works) is an unincorporated community in the town of Gilmanton in Belknap County, New Hampshire. It is located near the eastern boundary of the town, along a stretch of the Suncook River south of the outlet of Crystal Lake. New Hampshire Route 140 runs through the village, leading east to Alton and west to the center of Gilmanton and then Belmont. The Gilmanton Ironworks ZIP code (03837) serves the eastern portion of the town of Gilmanton. Sites of interest * Crystal Lake Crystal Lake or Crystal Lakes may refer to: Lakes Canada * Crystal Lake (Saskatchewan) * Crystal Lake (Ontario), drain into the Lynn River, which drains into Lake Erie United States * Crystal Lake, California, a mountain lake in Nevad ... * Camp Bell * Camp Fatima References Unincorporated communities in New Hampshire Unincorporated communities in Belknap County, New Hampshire Gilmanton, New Hampshire {{NewHampshire-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parsonsfield, Maine
Parsonsfield is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was just 1,791 at the 2020 census. Parsonsfield includes the villages of Kezar Falls, Parsonsfield, and North, East and South Parsonsfield. It is part of the Portland– South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area. History This was part of a large tract of land sold on November 28, 1668, by Newichewannock Indian Chief Sunday (or Wesumbe) to Francis Small, a trader from Kittery. The price was two large Indian blankets, two gallons of rum, two pounds of gunpowder, four pounds of musket balls and twenty strings of Indian beads. Small then sold half his interest to Major Nicholas Shapleigh of what is now Eliot. In 1771, heirs sold the township to Thomas Parsons and 39 associates, upon which it was surveyed into lots. Called Parsonstown Plantation, it was first settled in 1772 by 12 families. On August 29, 1785, the town was incorporated as Parsonsfield after Thomas Parsons, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |