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Item 35861

Haystack Mountain, Castle Hill, ca. 1915

Contributed by: David Gallagher through Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library Date: circa 1915 Location: Castle Hill Media: Postcard

Item 102073

Map of Lewiston and Auburn, 1851

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1851 Location: Lewiston; Auburn Media: Ink on paper

Item 76157

1971 Sugarloaf World Cup Proclamation

Contributed by: Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Club through Ski Museum of Maine Date: 1971-02-18 Location: Augusta Media: Photocopy of proclamation

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Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151807

Mountain Top Farm, Chittenden, Vermont, 1972-2008

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1972–2008 Location: Chittenden Clients: Stanley Fishkin; Nancy Marshall Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Item 151475

David A. Calhoun house, Cape Elizabeth, 1904

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1904 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: David A. Calhoun Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Leaving the start gate at the Sugarloaf World Cup, 1971

World Alpine Ski Racing in Maine

Sugarloaf -- a small ski area by European standards -- entered ski racing history in 1971 by hosting an event that was part of the World Cup Alpine Ski Championships. The "Tall Timber Classic," as the event was known, had a decidedly Maine flavor.

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

Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Site Pages

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Scenic view of Patten Bay, Surry, ca. 1960

Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"… where they enjoyed Maine's forests, mountains, and vast coastline. Many of these visitors headed “downeast” towards Acadia National Park on Mount…"