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Item 19113

Center Mountain lookout tower, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Forest Service Date: circa 1920 Location: T4 R10 WELS Media: Photographic print

Item 22240

View from Robinson's Mountain, ca. 1885

Contributed by: Great Harbor Maritime Museum Date: circa 1885 Location: Mount Desert; Southwest Harbor Media: Photographic print

Item 30228

View of Blue Hill Village and Mountain, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Blue Hill Public Library Date: circa 1880 Location: Blue Hill Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Student nurse in maternity ward of Maine General Hospital, Portland, 1926

Doing Good: Medical Stories of Maine

Throughout Maine’s history, individuals have worked to improve and expand medical care, not only for the health of those living in Maine, but for many around the world who need care and help.

Exhibit

Fire lookout at Agamenticus Mountain, ca. 1920

Looking Out: Maine's Fire Towers

Maine, the most heavily forested state in the nation, had the first continuously operational fire lookout tower, beginning a system of fire prevention that lasted much of the twentieth century.

Exhibit

Cottage for women, Maine State Sanatorium, Hebron, ca. 1909

Among the Lungers: Treating TB

Tuberculosis -- or consumption as it often was called -- claimed so many lives and so threatened the health of communities that private organizations and, by 1915, the state, got involved in TB treatment. The state's first tuberculosis sanatorium was built on Greenwood Mountain in Hebron and introduced a new philosophy of treatment.

Site Pages

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Historic Hallowell - The Stevens Training Center Serenaders

"… The Whole World In His Hands 2:56 Climb Ev’ry Mountain 2:50 How Great Thou Art 6:21 Click here for copy of the lyrics and information about…"

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Mechanics Institute of Rumford, ca. 1911

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"The mountains surrounding Rumford, including Black Mountain, White Cap, and Glassface offer summertime blueberry picking and hiking."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"Rumford Center Ferry, ca. 1900Greater Rumford Area Historical Society The towns of RSU 10 range in size from Byron (145) to Rumford (4,218), but…"