Waldo County in the Revolution

At the Belfast Free Library: August 4 to August 31, 2026

In honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary, the Penobscot Marine Museum is bringing a special photo collage to the Belfast Free Library this August, featuring key Revolutionary War objects and archival materials from our collections. The display draws from our on-campus exhibit, Disorganized and Defeated: The Battle for Penobscot Bay, 1779, and also highlights stories of Waldo County residents who served in the Revolution. It will coincide with the Maine Historical Society’s August 13–15 stop in Belfast with the Dunlap Broadside—one of only 26 known surviving first printings of the Declaration of Independence. All summer, our Waldo County partners will be hosting programs and activities to commemorate this occasion.

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