Keywords: Maine Central Railroad Wharf
Item 24013
Steamship wharf, Bar Harbor, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1930 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Postcard
Item 19096
M. C. R. R. Wharf, Bar Harbor, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Postcard
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
Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.
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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative
"By 1855, the Maine Central Railroad came into the city and tied Bangor to other parts of the country. The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad soon followed."
Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
