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To mark the 100th anniversary of the completion of Wiscasset's Sunken Garden, Historic New England guide Cathy Messmer will tell the story of the creation and evolution of this special garden space. After Wiscasset's Hilton House Hotel burned to the ground in 1903, Frances Sortwell, whose family owned the house across the street, put the hotel's stone foundation to good use. Miss Frances and her friends, including Rose Ishbel Greeley, one of the first female landscape architects in the country, transformed the dismal site into a beautiful and tranquil sunken garden. The lecture will be followed by a visit to the garden. Admission is $5 for Historic New England and Garden Club of Wiscasset members, $10 nonmembers. Pre-registration is recommended. Please call 207-882-7169 or visit www.historicnewengland.org to reserve your seat. This lecture is sponsored by the Garden Club of Wiscasset. The lecture series is sponsored by Ames True Value Hardware & Supply.

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