Keywords: Bug Light
Item 48261
Bug Light, Portland Harbor, Portland, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: South Portland Media: Paint, cloth, canvas, wood
Item 61897
Bug Light, South Portland, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1930 Location: South Portland Media: Glass Negative
Exhibit
From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album
William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.
Exhibit
Visitors to the Maine woods in the early twentieth century often recorded their adventures in private diaries or journals and in photographs. Their remembrances of canoeing, camping, hunting and fishing helped equate Maine with wilderness.
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South Portland Historical Society
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Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax
"… over the canal and a steam launch, named The Gold Bug, were constructed. Map of Klondike Plant #2 This map showing the location of Plant #2 on the…"
Story
What does a warming climate mean for Maine?
by David Reidmiller
Climate change affects all aspects of life. What does this mean for Maine?
Story
Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey
MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR
