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58: 42: 199:" which are constructed by visitors using natural materials found on the island. Although most areas of the island are State Park lands, there is a school area that is not open to the public. The island is also home to the Governor Baxter Dog Memorial, a pet cemetery where fourteen of the former governor's Irish Setters and one of his horses were laid to rest, accompanied by two bronze markers and a gravestone, all enclosed by a circular stone wall. 65: 194:
on the mainland. Visitors to the island must pass a state park entrance tollhouse and pay an entrance fee; cars can enter the island, but parking is limited. There is a footpath around the perimeter of the island with views of Falmouth, Portland, and other islands surrounding the bay. The island is
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deeded the island and causeway, including his summer home, to the State of Maine. In 1957, the state created the Governor Baxter School for The Deaf (formerly known as the Maine School for The Deaf) on the island. The school is infamous for a sexual abuse scandal which became public in 1981 and
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But Governor Percival Proctor Baxter (1921-1925) was not only a lover of dogs, but a breeder of Irish Setters. He had all of his dogs (14) and even his horse buried on Mackworth Island.
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involved the school's principal and superintendent. There is currently still a school operating at this site.
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Mackworth Island State Park

Map showing the location of Mackworth Island State Park
Falmouth, Maine
United States
43°41′24″N 70°14′06″W / 43.690127°N 70.234947°W / 43.690127; -70.234947
Mackworth Island State Park
island
Casco Bay
Maine
Falmouth
Portland
Ferdinando Gorges
causeway
Mackworth Point
Fairy Houses
Percival P. Baxter
Friends School of Portland
Cumberland, Maine
List of islands of Maine
"Mackworth Island State Park"
"State Parks, State Historic Sites and Public Reserved Lands"
"Mackworth Island – permanent Fairy Houses Village! | Fairy Houses"
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