Burnham Tavern

Historical marker location:

Machias, Maine

( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Maine Route 192) and Free Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.)

Built in 1770.

Maine was once part of New France: In the 17th and 18th centuries, the area that is now Maine was part of New France, which was a French colony in North America that included parts of what are now the United States and Canada.