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Historical Items

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Item 12233

Old Augusta Road, Topsham, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1955 Location: Topsham Media: Photograph, Print

Item 8786

Old Orchard Road, Saco,1939

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: 1939 Location: Saco Media: Photoprint

Item 51222

Old Orchard Beach Center, 1900

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151814

Shakespeare & Co., Lenox, Massachusetts, 2001-2002

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2001–2002 Location: Lenox Client: Shakespeare & Company Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Item 151579

Waterford Library, Waterford, 1937

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1930–1937 Location: Waterford Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 151710

House for Jessie Wright, Cape Elizabeth, 1913-1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1913–1924 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: Jessie Wright Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Auto Racing in Maine: 1911

The novelty of organized auto racing came to Maine in 1911 with a hill-climbing event in Poland and speed racing at Old Orchard Beach. Drivers and cars came from all over New England for these events.

Exhibit

Harry Lyon: An Old Sea Dog Takes to the Air

Through a chance meeting, Harry Lyon of Paris Hill became the navigator on the 1928 flight of the Southern Cross, the first trans-Pacific flight. His skill as a navigator, despite his lack of experience, was a key factor on the flight's success.

Exhibit

Maine Streets: The Postcard View

Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"From there County Road went to the meadow onto Eastern Road, part of the Eastern Trail today, then meandered up over Scottow’s Hill and down the…"

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Old Canada Road Historical Society

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

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"Old Town Hall and Grant Building Text by Jocelyn Bernier, Savannah Rice, Shawn Russell, and Cody Seekins 7th grade students at Bath Middle School…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

In an Old, Abandoned Island House, I Found my Mentor and my Muse
by Robin Clifford Wood

An aspiring writer finds inspiration and a mentor from the past in an old island home.

Story

Harold's Garage, Rome Hollow, Maine
by Mimi C

Story about Harold Hawes, owner of Harold's garage and self-styled auctioneer in Rome Hollow, Maine

Story

My father's world - the old farm in Richmond, Maine
by Donald C. Cunningham

A story about my father and our family.