Keywords: American House Hotel (Belfast, Me.)
Item 98724
American House Hotel, Belfast, ca. 1875
Contributed by: Belfast Free Library Date: circa 1875 Location: Belfast Media: Stereograph
Item 5755
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1885-07-12 Location: Belfast Media: Stereograph
Exhibit
Summer Folk: The Postcard View
Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."
Exhibit
For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.
