Our Trip Around Bowdoin, Maine

In early May Cindy Lavin visited our classroom with two of her alpacas. On May 8, 2002 the fourth graders of Bowdoin Central School went on a field around their town to learn more about it. Below are some of the points of interest they saw.

 

 

Two friendly alpacas visited in our classroom.

Cindy and friends

 

Checking out the students

 

 



Everyone wants to pat the alpaca.

Memorials:


Looking at the Memorials from the cannon


Around the war memorials




 

Reading names inscribed on the Civil War Monument

Notes from the town meeting March 21, 1788!


 


This is the oldest book on record at the town hall.


 

Nearly all the records of the Town of Bowdoin were destroyed by fire in the store of William Emerson.

May 9th 1872


 

At the alpaca farm.


 


Alpaca barn.

 

Take my picture!

Chase Tavern Farm.

 

Alpaca herd.

Gravestone of Nancy Campbell Coombs, first female white child born in the town of Bowdoin, Maine. (2/4/1779)


 

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