Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner
Description
Joppa, Joppi to old timers, is located between Temple Street and Vaughan Stream to the south. It included a shipyard, commercial establishments and dwellings. To this day, no one has been able to document why the area is called Joppa. There are many theories but no proof. A history of Bangor notes an area along the Penobscot named Joppa as well.
This photograph was most likely taken from the steeple of the old South Congregational Church. A ship can be seen tied to a pier in the background that was used to load ice from the Knickerbocker Ice House on Sheppards Point.
About This Item
- Title: Joppa North End, Hallowell, ca. 1885
- Creation Date: circa 1885
- Subject Date: circa 1885
- Location: Joppa, Hallowell, Kennebec County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 11 cm x 11.5 cm
- Local Code: CP0005006
- Collection: Sam Webber Collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Houses--Maine--Hallowell
- Buildings--Maine--Hallowell
- Streets--Maine--Hallowell
- Water Street (Hallowell, Me.)
- Waterfronts--Maine--Hallowell
- Rivers--Maine
- Kennebec River (Me.)
- Piers & wharves--Maine--Hallowell
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