Keywords: Point Peninsula
Item 71797
Butter Point Farm Inn, Waldoboro, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Location: Waldoboro Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 103942
Surf near Walker's Point, Kennebunkport, ca. 1923
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1923 Location: Kennebunkport Media: Glass Negative
Exhibit
Jameson & Wotton Wharf, Friendship
Since 1897, the Jameson & Wotton Wharf in Friendship has been an important addition to the community on Muscongus Bay. The wharf, which is accessible at all tides, was a steamboat stop for many years, as well as important to the lobster business.
Exhibit
Anshe Sfard, Portland's Early Chassidic Congregation
Chassidic Jews who came to Portland from Eastern Europe formed a congregation in the late 19th century and, in 1917, built a synagogue -- Anshe Sfard -- on Cumberland Avenue in Portland. By the early 1960s, the congregation was largely gone. The building was demolished in 1983.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Industry on Bombahook
"… eye view map, Hallowell, 1878 Bombahook is the peninsula on the left side of the image. Click on the picture to zoom in for a closer look.Courtesy…"
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook
"The peninsula, known later as Sheppard's Point, became the home for sawmills, grist mills and shipyards."
Story
An enjoyable conference, Portland 2021
by John C. Decker, Danville, Pennsylvania
Some snippets from a 4-day conference by transportation historians in Portland, September 7-11, 2021
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
