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Historical Items

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Item 27762

Launch Yakima on the Saco River, 1914

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1914 Location: Saco; Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 6239

Passamaquoddy basket, Clara and Rocky Keezer, ca. 1993

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1993 Location: Perry Media: Split ash and sweet grass, Digital photograph

Item 148250

Breakers, Cape Elizabeth Shore, 1887

Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-09-02 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic Print

Online Exhibits

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Cape Elizabeth Shipwrecks

The rocky coastline of Cape Elizabeth has sent many vessels to their watery graves.

Exhibit

Mural mystery in Westport Island's Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House

The Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House, a well-preserved Greek Revival house on Westport Island, has a mystery contained within--a panoramic narrative mural. The floor-to-ceiling mural contains eight painted panels that create a colorful coastal seascape which extends through the front hallway and up the stairwell. The name of the itinerant painter has been lost over time, can you help us solve the mystery of who he or she was?

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Designing Acadia

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.

Site Pages

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… water streams, saltwater rivers, beaches and rocky ledges, has been a site for fisheries, clam digging, lobster fishing and recreational activities…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… in good company and under good pilotage along the rocky shore, landing for our geological discoveries even as old Champlain may have landed for his…"

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Westport Island History Committee

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.