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Historical Items

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Item 36026

Ferry, North Lubec, ca. 1895, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 148213

"S.S. Cornelia H" Ferry, Portland, 1887

Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-02-23 Location: Portland; South Portland; Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic Print

Item 23392

Bean's Ferry, East Bethel, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Bethel; Hanover Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

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.

Exhibit

Sagadahoc County through the Eastern Eye

The Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast, Maine. employed photographers who traveled by company vehicle through New England each summer, taking pictures of towns and cities, vacation spots and tourist attractions, working waterfronts and local industries, and other subjects postcard recipients might enjoy. The cards were printed by the millions in Belfast into the 1940s.

Exhibit

History in Motion: The Era of the Electric Railways

Street railways, whether horse-drawn or electric, required the building of trestles and tracks. The new form of transportation aided industry, workers, vacationers, and other travelers.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Governor Brann Ferry, Islesboro, ca. 1940Islesboro Historical Society Very soon, islanders saw the need for a boat that could transport several cars…"

Site Page

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Island Postmistresses

"… carried daily The department established a mail route and paid the mail carrier In 1894 this old mail route was discontinued and a steamboat…"

Site Page

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"Eastport Ferry Prior to construction of an appropriate landing in Lubec passengers and freight were ferried across the bay to Eastport to board…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

The only letter to survive World War II
by Cyrene Slegona

Only one of many letters my father sent to his wife remained after he came home from World War II.