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Local & General Info
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Areas Served:
Augusta, Maine, USA
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Area Airports:
Augusta Airport
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Directions from North:
Take Rte. 95 to Exit 30; Go Left Towards Winthrop; The Hotel is at The Top of the Hill on the Left
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Directions from South:
Take Rte. 95 to Exit 30B; The Hotel is at the Top of the Hill on the Left
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Directions from East:
Take Rte. 202 to 390 (Western Ave); The Hotel is 1/4 of a mi. After Rte. 95 on the left
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Directions from West:
Take Rte. 202 to 390 (Western Ave); The Hotel is 1/4 of a mi. on the Right Before Rte. 95
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Directions from Airport:
Head South Out of Airport to Western Ave; Go Right; Pass 4 Sets of Lights. The Hotel is on the Left Top of the Hill
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Old Fort Western:
Built in 1754; National Historic Landmark. Guide tours offers a visit back into history. 18th Century themes include costumes, military, family, work and community.
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Monument Park:
Mustering point for troops during the civil war. After the war, the site was conveyed to the city of August as a Civil War Monument
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Pine Tree State Arboretum:
A 200-acre tract of lands where trees, shrubs and plants are cultivated for educational, recreational and scientific purposes. Great for bird watching, picnicking, hiking, biking and cross-country skiing.
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Blain House:
Built in 1833. Official residence of the Governors since 1919
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Samantha Smith Memorial:
Samantha Smith was the 10 yr old child from Manchester, Maine who in December 1982, wrote a letter to Yri Andropov to congratulate him on his appointment as Soviet Premier. In her letter Samantha confided her fears of nuclear war and the tense relations between the US and USSR. In the spring of 1983, Mr. Andropov responded with an invitation to Samantha and her family to visit the Soviet Union, experience its culture, meet Soviet children. Although Samantha's voice was silenced in a 1985 plane crash, her treasured gift from Russia and a statue of herself are displayed at the main State Capital Complex. This memorial allows other children to experience first hand how one little girl made a difference in our quest for peace.
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