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Historical Items

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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

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Item 81370

Bridgton News Building, Main Street, Bridgton, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Bridgton Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Bridgton Media: Ink on paper, photograph

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Item 98981

Bridgton Garage, Portland Street, Bridgton, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Bridgton Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Bridgton Media: Ink on paper, photograph

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Architecture & Landscape

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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

Item 151678

Trufant house, Bridgton, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Bridgton Client: Mrs. C. M. Trufant Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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Skiing Pleasant Mountain

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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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator

George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.

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Away at School: Letters Home

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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Bridgton Historical Society

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