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Item 22495

Union Church, Biddeford Pool, 1910

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1910 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 31675

Hotel Evans, Biddeford Pool, ca. 1897

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1897 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 23597

South Point, Biddeford Pool, ca. 1910

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151636

Cottage at Biddeford Pool, Biddeford, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Biddeford Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Ladies surround child on small slide at a children's party at Biddeford Pool, 1917

May Baskets, a Dog, and a Party for Children

Two women thinking intruders were coming into their Biddeford Pool home, let the dog out to chase them away. Later, they discovered the truth about the noise at their door.

Exhibit

Les Raquetteurs

In the early 1600s, French explorers and colonizers in the New World quickly adopted a Native American mode of transportation to get around during the harsh winter months: the snowshoe. Most Northern societies had some form of snowshoe, but the Native Americans turned it into a highly functional item. French settlers named snowshoes "raquettes" because they resembled the tennis racket then in use.

Exhibit

Spinning room, Haskell Silk Company, Westbrook, 1907

Silk Manufacturing in Westbrook

Cultivation of silkworms and manufacture of silk thread was touted as a new agricultural boon for Maine in the early 19th century. However, only small-scale silk production followed. In 1874, the Haskell Silk Co. of Westbrook changed that, importing raw silk, and producing silk machine twist threat, then fabrics, until its demise in 1930.

Site Pages

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - CONTACT

"… Balloon view of Saco Bay, including Biddeford Pool, ca. 1880McArthur Public Library Got a question or comment about what you have seen here? An…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"Saco River from old White's Wharf, Biddeford, 2010. The bottom tip of Factory Island and the Saco shoreline are visible on upper left."

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Letter to Captain Nathaniel Goodwin of Biddeford, 1818

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 1 of 3

"The shift from the Pool to Falls Village began in earnest. More entrepreneurs came to town, to lend their visions, enthusiasm, and indeed their names…"