Major Reuben Colburn House
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The Major Reuben Colburn House was the home of Reuben Colburn
, a patriot and shipbuilder of Pittston, Maine
from 1765 to 1818. Colburn assisted George Washington
and Benedict Arnold
in the planning and provisioning of the invasion of Canada. Arnold's expedition to seize Quebec
from the British Army
in 1775 during the American Revolutionary War
began here.
The home was added to the National Register of Historic Places
on 28 July 2004. The Colburn House is managed by the Arnold Expedition Historical Society and owned by the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands. The house is known as Colburn House State Historic Site.
) in 1761. In 1763 he was granted 250 acres (1 km²) of land and he built a saw mill, brick yard, boat yard and grist mill on the shores of the Kennebec
river. Colburn was described years later as "one of our earliest 'kings of industry'". In 1765, on "an eminence which gradually slopes down to the shore", he built his two story home.
Reuben Colburn
Reuben Colburn was a shipbuilder in Pittston, Maine who made great contributions to the American side in the Revolutionary War. His home, the Major Reuben Colburn House, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.-Biography:...
, a patriot and shipbuilder of Pittston, Maine
Pittston, Maine
Pittston is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,548 at the 2000 census. The town was named for the family of John Pitt, who were early settlers....
from 1765 to 1818. Colburn assisted George Washington
George Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
and Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold V was a general during the American Revolutionary War. He began the war in the Continental Army but later defected to the British Army. While a general on the American side, he obtained command of the fort at West Point, New York, and plotted to surrender it to the British forces...
in the planning and provisioning of the invasion of Canada. Arnold's expedition to seize Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
from the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
in 1775 during the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
began here.
Colburn house
Colburn House State Historic Site Arnold Rd., Old ME 27.The home was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on 28 July 2004. The Colburn House is managed by the Arnold Expedition Historical Society and owned by the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands. The house is known as Colburn House State Historic Site.
Major Reuben Colburn
Reuben Colburn and his family settled in Gardinerston (then part of MassachusettsMassachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
) in 1761. In 1763 he was granted 250 acres (1 km²) of land and he built a saw mill, brick yard, boat yard and grist mill on the shores of the Kennebec
Kennebec River
The Kennebec River is a river that is entirely within the U.S. state of Maine. It rises in Moosehead Lake in west-central Maine. The East and West Outlets join at Indian Pond and the river then flows southward...
river. Colburn was described years later as "one of our earliest 'kings of industry'". In 1765, on "an eminence which gradually slopes down to the shore", he built his two story home.
External links
- The Major Reuben Colburn House, 1765 Arnold Expedition Historical Society
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- Colburn House State Historic Site - article