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Vaughan Homestead

Vaughan Homestead

Benjamin Vaughan, the son of merchant-banker Samuel Vaughan, lived in this home from 1797 until his death in 1835.   The Vaughan Homestead Foundation integrates various elements, such as the house and history, buildings, grounds, brook, woods, and river shoreline, into various kinds of programs and educational opportunities that benefit the residents and visitors of Hallowell and the Kennebec Valley of Maine.

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