Keywords: health spa
Item 11187
Quinnebasset Hotel in Norridgewock, ca. 1901
Contributed by: Norridgewock Historical Society Date: circa 1901 Location: Norridgewock Media: Photographic print
Item 29194
Hallowell viewed from Chelsea, Hallowell Chelsea Bridge, ca. 1865
Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1865 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Poland Spring: Summering in Fashion
During the Gilded Age at the end of the nineteenth century, Americans sought to leave increasing urban, industrialized lives for the health and relaxation of the country. The Poland Spring resort, which offered a beautiful setting, healing waters, and many amenities, was one popular destination.
Exhibit
Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland
The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.
