Keywords: 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 28031
Penobscot River from Riverside Park, Hampden, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Hampden Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Hampden Media: Photographic print
Item 85830
Parks property, E. side Island Avenue, rear, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Emily P. Parks Use: Dwelling
Item 62609
27 Mechanic Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Fredrika M. Parks Use: Dwelling - Two family
Item 149169
Acadia National Park Wild Gardens plan, Mount Desert, 1988-1990
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1988–1990 Location: Mount Desert Client: Acadia National Park Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates
Item 109945
Manson Park, Pittsfield, ca. 1945
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Location: Pittsfield Client: Town of Pittsfield Architect: Olmsted Brothers
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
For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.
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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
Bob Hodge:A rocky road to become Biddeford school superintendent
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
The son of immigrants, Bob's hard work and determination leads to a life of community service.