Keywords: Atlantic House
Item 33676
The Atlantic House, Scarborough, ca. 1960
Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1960 Location: Scarborough Media: Slide, transparency
Item 82251
Atlantic House, Rockland, ca. 1875
Contributed by: Rockland Historical Society Date: circa 1875 Location: Rockland Media: Stereograph
Item 32289
56 Atlantic Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: J Park Rockwell Style: Greek Revival Use: Dwelling - Single family
Item 32294
69 Atlantic Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Nellie D McDonald Style: Gothic Revival Use: Dwelling - Single family
Item 110045
Proposed alterations to the Atlantic House at Scarborough Beach, Scarborough, ca. 1911
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1911 Location: Scarborough Client: unknown Architect: Frederick A. Tompson
Exhibit
Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs
The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.
Exhibit
Following his historic flight across the Atlantic in May 1927, aviator Charles Lindbergh commenced a tour across America, greeted by cheering crowds at every stop. He was a day late for his speaking engagement in Portland, due to foggy conditions. Elise Fellows White wrote in her diary about seeing Lindbergh and his plane.
Site Page
Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Bonnie and Donnie Staples' house
"… built by the Reeds, and is located at 439 Atlantic Rd, across from the Baptist Church. Grover Cleveland 'Clevie' (1885-1967) and Bessie (Joyce)…"
Site Page
Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House
"… were spreading their organization across the Atlantic Ocean to United States. Then, in 1857 and 1892, two I.O.O.F. lodges were built in Kansas."
Story
North Atlantic Blues Festival
by Paul Benjamin
The history of the North Atlantic Blues Festival
Story
Maine and the Atlantic World Slave Economy
by Seth Goldstein
How Maine's historic industries are tied to slavery