Augusta's Publishing Empire / L'empire de l'édition à Augusta

Historical marker location:

287 Water St, Augusta, Maine

( Marker is at the intersection of Water Street and Winthrop Street, on the left when traveling north on Water Street.)

Augusta, Maine. The Museum in the Streets®.

Maine was the site of the first naval battle of the American Revolution: The first naval battle of the American Revolution was fought off the coast of Maine in 1775, when American forces captured a British schooner.