Keywords: Everett Chambers
Item 150927
Apartment building for Charles Perry, 47-55 Oak St., Portland, ca. 1903
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1903 Location: Portland; Portland Client: Charles Perry Architect: Frederick A. Tompson
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Summer Folk: The Postcard View
Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."
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The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative
"Print. Bangor Chamber of Commerce. Bangor, The Center of Maine. Bangor: Chamber of Commerce, 1947.Print Bookmarc's Publishing. The Story of Bangor."
