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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Musuem
First Parish Church
Memorial Hall
Massachusetts Hall
Pine Grove Cemetery
Maine Hall
Appleton Hall
Hubbard Hall
Hawthorne-Longfellow Library
Joshua Chamberlian Statue

Photo courtesy Bowdoin College. ca. 1983

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Musuem
The Pejepscot Historical Society rescued JLC's home from demolition in 1982. The Chamberlain museum, open in the summer and early fall, explores the stories of JLC and his family.
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First Parish Church
The Chamberlains' church, JLC and his family gave the large window behind the pulpit in memory of JLC's father-in-law, Reverend George E. Adams. The Chamberlain family sat in pew #64, which has been marked by the church with a bronze tablet. The church is also noted as the place where Harriet Beecher Stowe had her now-famous vision of Uncle Tom, the inspiration for Uncle Tom's Cabin which she wrote at her house on Federal Street. Chamberlain spoke here on numerous occasions. Others who have spoken from the pulpit of this historic church include Longfellow, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Photo courtesy Bowdoin College.

Memorial Hall
Built by alumni, the present Pickard Theatre building was originally used by JLC for military drill in 1873. The lobby contains the honor rolls for Bowdoin men who fought in the Civil War. Note the Confederate roster on the landing of the stairs to the left.
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Photo courtesy Bowdoin College.

Massachusetts Hall
The oldest building on the Bowdoin campus, it once housed the entire college. As Bowdoin's president, JLC occupied an office on the first floor, north side, now a seminar room. His portrait now hangs there over the fireplace.
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Pine Grove Cemetery
Chamberlain's grave is marked with a reddish granite stone. A reflection of his humility, the simple stone makes no reference to Chamberlain's accomplishments and career. Adjacent is the stone of his wife, Fannie, which is inscribed with the word "Unveiled". This is presumably an allusion to her blindness, which was "cured" when she died in 1905. To get there, enter the first gate of the cemetery. The grave is four lots in from the street, on your right.
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Photo courtesy Bowdoin College.

Maine Hall
Chamberlain lived in rooms 32 and 21 as a sophomore, junior and senior. Room 21 is on the northwest corner of the second floor, and room 32 is on the fourth floor, east side, the fourth, fifth, and sixth windows from the right. Today, Maine hall remains a dormitory, primarily for first-year students and sophomores.
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Appleton Hall
Chamberlain lived here as a freshman. He occupied room 19, which appears as the first floor windows in the southeast corner of the building (Chapel side).
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Hubbard Hall
Formerly the main library of the college, Hubbard now houses offices and the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum. The third floor portrait gallery includes a portrait of JLC as Bowdoin president. The building was given by General Thomas H. Hubbard, whose distinguished Civil War career was followed by many years as a New York lawyer. Along the west side of the building visit Bowdoin's new war memorial which includes a quote from Chamberlain's speech at the dedication of the Maine Monuments at Gettysburg.
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Photo courtesy Bowdoin College.

Hawthorne-Longfellow Library
Bowdoin's main library is named for these two alumni, both members of the class of 1825. Housing nearly 1,000,000 volumes, its special collections department includes material concerning Chamberlain and the college archives has records from his service as college president. Originally constructed in 1965, the library has undergone extensive modifications, including an underground addition, in 1983.
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Joshua L. Chamberlain Statue
This statue was dedicated in May 2003.
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