Keywords: Bridgton
Item 100672
Bridgton High School, Gibbs Avenue, Bridgton, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Bridgton Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Bridgton Media: Ink on paper, photograph
Item 98981
Bridgton Garage, Portland Street, Bridgton, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Bridgton Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Bridgton Media: Ink on paper, photograph
Item 150426
Memorial Library, Bridgton, 1912
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1912 Location: Bridgton Client: City of Bridgton Architect: Coombs Brothers Architects
Item 150427
Bank Building for Bridgton Savings Bank, 1907-1908
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1907–1908 Location: Bridgton Client: Bridgton Savings Bank Architect: Coombs and Gibbs Architects
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By the second half of the 20th century, skiing began to enjoy unprecedented popularity. Pleasant Mountain in Bridgton (later Shawnee Peak) was Maine's foremost place to join the fun in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Young men and women in the 19th century often went away from home -- sometimes for a few months, sometimes for longer periods -- to attend academies, seminaries, or schools run by individuals. While there, they wrote letters home, reporting on boarding arrangements and coursework undertaken, and inquired about the family at home.
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