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Historical Items

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Item 82374

Grant's Hotel, Berwick, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Berwick Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Berwick Media: Photographic print

Item 20860

Falmouth Hotel, Portland, ca. 1871

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1871 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 31966

Bangor House decorated for President Grant, Bangor, 1871

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1871-10-18 Location: Bangor Media: Stereograph

Online Exhibits

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Portland Hotels

Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.

Exhibit

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."

Exhibit

A Town Is Born: South Bristol, 1915

After being part of the town of Bristol for nearly 150 years, residents of South Bristol determined that their interests would be better served by becoming a separate town and they broke away from the large community of Bristol.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"It allowed people to stay a while in Lincoln to try to get to know the complete Lincoln. Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States…"

Site Page

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"One of these grants became known as the Waldo Patent, which comprised approximately 1000 acres. It included the whole of Knox County (except for Fox…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - About Us

"This project is supported by a National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum & Library Services."

My Maine Stories

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Story

Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler

How hunting has impacted my life

Story

Carrabassett Village and the Red Stallion Inn circa 1960
by David Rollins

The creation of Carrabassett Village and the Red Stallion Inn at Sugarloaf USA