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Historical Items

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Item 15832

Harris Spinney grocery, Eliot, ca. 1910

Contributed by: William Fogg Library Date: 1910 Location: Eliot Media: Postcard

Item 12237

Power's Grocery Store, Topsham, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1910 Location: Topsham Media: Photograph, print

Item 12238

Pejepscot Village General Store, Topsham, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1900 Location: Topsham Media: Photograph, print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151418

Brewster House Bed & Breakfast, Freeport, 1993-1994

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1993–1994 Location: Freeport Clients: Matt Cartmell; Amy Cartmell Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson Architect

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Promoting Rockland Through a Stereopticon, 1875

Frank Crockett and photographer J.P. Armbrust took stereo views of Rockland's downtown, industry, and notable homes in the 1870s as a way to promote tourism to the town.

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.

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Summer Folk: The Postcard View

Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."

Site Pages

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Site Page

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"There was another meat market and grocery store owned by Merritt Ober. Above the store, Miss Coburn operated a beauty shop that catered to the…"

Site Page

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"This building has been the home of a grocery store since 1903. In 1962 Cliff & Naomi Worthen opened Worthen's Market."

Site Page

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"There is currently one store supplying groceries and basic goods on the island, though seasonal businesses cater to the increased population in…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars