Keywords: Rutherford Island
Item 79589
An early bridge across "The Gut," South Bristol, ca. 1900
Contributed by: South Bristol Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: South Bristol Media: Photographic print
Item 79572
Lincoln School and Union Church, South Bristol, ca. 1915
Contributed by: South Bristol Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: South Bristol Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
The Schooner Bowdoin: Ninety Years of Seagoing History
After traveling to the Arctic with Robert E. Peary, Donald B. MacMillan (1874-1970), an explorer, researcher, and lecturer, helped design his own vessel for Arctic exploration, the schooner <em>Bowdoin,</em> which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.
Exhibit
A Town Is Born: South Bristol, 1915
After being part of the town of Bristol for nearly 150 years, residents of South Bristol determined that their interests would be better served by becoming a separate town and they broke away from the large community of Bristol.
