The Eastern State Normal School is a former college located in

Castine, Maine Castine ( ) is a town in Hancock County in eastern Maine, United States.; John Faragher. ''Great and Nobel Scheme''. 2005. p. 68. The population was 1,320 at the 2020 census. Castine is the home of Maine Maritime Academy, a four-year institut ...

. It operated between 1867 and 1942. During its last year, it shared its buildings with the

Maine Maritime Academy Maine Maritime Academy (Maine Maritime or MMA) is a public college focused on maritime training and located in Castine, Maine. The academy was established by the 90th Maine Legislature on March 21, 1941. Unlike federal service academies, a cong ...

, which ended up taking over its space once the school closed

Notable people

* Frances Lewis Brackett Damon (1857–1939), graduated 1880; American poet, writer * Effie Hinckley Ober, founder & manager of the

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* George A. Phillips, medical doctor and Maine state legislator

References

External links

History of the Maine Maritime Academy and the Eastern State Normal School
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