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Contributed by Boothbay Region Historical Society

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An extremely high tide ca. 1910 at East Boothbay's tide mill and bridge at the center of the village naturally drew onlookers and a photographer. Water from the Damariscotta River flooded in from the right onto the road. Caleb Hodgdon's 1820s era tidemill (part of which is seen at far left) sat at the outlet of a pond, out of frame to the left. When the tidemill was torn down in 1959 (to widen the bridge), it was thought to be one of the last of its kind. It powered saws and sometimes mill stones. The two mansard-roofed buildings were general stores, two of five in the immediate area. The one at the center of the photo now houses, in 2013, the East Boothbay Post Office. A Model T Ford can be seen emerging from between the two stores, from the old Hodgdon Shipyard (now, in 2013, the Ocean Point Marina). A boat has floated up against the bridge railing just right of center.

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About This Item

• Title: A high tide at East Boothbay's tide mill and bridge ca. 1910
• Creation Date: circa 1910
• Subject Date: circa 1910
• Location: East Boothbay, Lincoln County, ME
• Media: Photographic print
• Dimensions: 19.4 cm x 24.3 cm
• Object Type: Image

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Standardized Subject Headings

• Floods--Maine--East Boothbay
• Bridges--Maine--East Boothbay
• Buildings--Maine--East Boothbay
• Sawmills--Maine--East Boothbay

Other Keywords

• East Boothbay
• flood
• mill
• tide

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For more information about this item, contact:

Boothbay Region Historical Society
PO Box 272, Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538
(207) 633-0820
Website

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