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Durgin Home, Eliot, 1910

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Durgin Home, Eliot, 1910
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The Centennial Celebration marking the one hundredth Anniversary of EliotÂ’s incorporation as a town was held from August 6-13,1910. The houses in town were draped in patriotic bunting to mark the occasion. This house, located on State Road, belonged to the prominent local physician Dr. Henry Durgin. Dr. Durgin came to Eliot in 1889 and remained very active in town affairs throughout his life, serving on the Centennial Committee, the WWI memorial chairman, and later Superintendent of Schools.

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