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The Lithgow Public Library is the public library of Augusta, Maine. Established in 1896, and expanded in 1979 and 2016, it holds about 67,000 books.
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Built in 1754, this is the oldest surviving wooden fort in North America (the main house is original). It is a National Historic Landmark. Near the rebuilt stockade overlooking the Kennebec River is a 1912 marker recording the September 1775 departure from the fort of an expedition under Benedict Arnold for the capture of Quebec.
Official residence of Maine's Governors since 1919. Tours of the first floor offered by appointment.
The west entrance is open to the public Mon-Fri, 8AM-5PM. Free guided tours are offered Mon-Fri 9AM-1PM.
Exhibits focus on Maine-specific natural history; prehistory and archaeology; natural resources and agricultural and industrial history; working people and manufacturing; and identity. Of particular interest is the reassembled two-story woodworking mill.