Keywords: Manchester Point
Item 21119
Manchester Point, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1945
Contributed by: Great Harbor Maritime Museum Date: circa 1945 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print
Item 21138
C.J. Herrick Fish Market, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Great Harbor Maritime Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Samantha Smith, a Manchester schoolgirl, gained international fame in 1983 by asking Soviet leader Yuri Andropov whether he intended to start a nuclear war and then visiting the Soviet Union to be reassured that no one there wanted war.
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Outerwear, Militia & Cadet uniforms
A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 19th century outerwear, bonnets, militia and cadet uniforms.
Site Page
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Third Generation and Beyond
"… family first settled in 1775 near present day Manchester Point at the mouth and Southeastern shore of Somes Sound and obtained title to their…"
Site Page
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - In the beginning, there were the Wabanaki…
"… Mount Desert Island, headed by Chief Asticou at Manchester Point (Northeast Harbor) by the entrance to Somes Sound."
