Contributed by Penobscot Marine Museum
Description
Popham was a busy village about 1910. The attractive new Popham Beach Library, next to the church, was a welcome addition to the community in 1910. Vessels made frequent stops at the Eastern Steamship Company pier, on the right. The Riverside Hotel, in the center-left, did a brisk business, offering accommodation, meals, activities, and outings for its guests.
With many vessels on the Kennebec River and off the coast, the crew at Hunnewell Beach Lifesaving Station, later the Popham Beach Coast Guard Station, regularly patrolled the beach, stood lookout duty, and were at the ready to provide assistance.
The church facing Atkins Bay is Popham Chapel, built over several years between 1892 and 1896. One of the first marriages there was that of Dr. Adelbert F. Williams and Emma Pearl Stacey in 1899. Dr. Williams delivered over 200 babies in the town of Phippsburg before going overseas in the Medical Corps in World War I. Emma Pearl Stacey was the daughter of John Hutchins Stacey, owner of the Riverside Hotel (formerly the Eureka House).
About This Item
- Title: Long view of Popham Beach, Phippsburg, ca. 1910
- Creator: Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Co.
- Creation Date: circa 1910
- Subject Date: circa 1910
- Location: Popham Beach, Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, ME
- Media: Glass Plate Negative
- Dimensions: 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm
- Local Code: LB2007.1.102069
- Collection: Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Co.
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
People
Other Keywords
- Hotels
- Kennebec River
- Landings
- Libraries
- Lifesaving stations
- Steamships
- Steeples
- Town centers
- Wharves
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