ANNIE C. MAGUIRE
By Isabel and Caroline, Cape Elizabeth, grade 5

The Annie C. Maguire rock is in Cape Elizabeth,ME. The community uses the rock to remember the crash of the ship.The information shared on the rock is the name of the ship and the date of the shipwreck,which is Dec.24.1886.The wall started because it was a mystery why the shipwreck happened and people wanted to remember it.The wreck was a mystery because it was so close to a light house, it was a clear day, and there was nothing wrong with the ship. Tourists notice this rock and read it and most of them study it a bit before walking away.
We wouldnít want to be a part of this wall because we would not want to be in a shipwreck.
 
 

QUESTIONS :
1.) Have you ever seen a wall like this?
2.) Would you like to see a wall like it?
3.) Do you live near a wall like this?
4.) Have you ever seen this wall?
 
 
 
For more info:
IF you have permission, check out:  http://www.Fort Williams.com
Or:  if you live nearby, you can go Fort Williams Park.

The pictures on this page came from a local history book:
Cape Elizabeth: Past and Present, ©1991, Cape Elizabeth Historical Society
 
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