Keywords: Maine state parks
Item 105853
Bureau of Parks and Lands social distancing poster, Freeport, 2020
Courtesy of an individual partner Date: 2020-04-07 Location: Freeport Media: Digital image
Item 75124
Reid State Park, Georgetown, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Georgetown Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 75807
286-292 State Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Max H. Edwab Use: Apartments
Item 75809
291-293 State Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Lester A. Mercier Use: Dwelling - Two family
Item 150862
Maine State Park, Planting Plan Northeast Section, Augusta, 1920-1929
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1920–1929 Location: Augusta Client: State of Maine Architect: Olmsted Brothers
Item 150860
Blaine House existing plantings, Augusta, 1987-1988
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1987–1988 Location: Augusta Client: State of Maine Architect: State of Maine Department of Transportation
Exhibit
At the heyday of trolleys in Maine, many of the trolley companies developed recreational facilities along or at the end of trolley lines as one further way to encourage ridership. The parks often had walking paths, dance pavilions, and various other entertainments. Cutting-edge technology came together with a thirst for adventure and forever changed social dynamics in the process.
Exhibit
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?
Site Page
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Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
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Story
Baxter State Park and Burton W. Howe
by Jason Howe
Formation of Baxter State Park and the involvement of Burton W. Howe of Patten
Story
Lloyd LaFountain III family legacy and creating own path
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
Lloyd followed in his family’s footsteps of serving Biddeford and the State of Maine.
