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Item 148227
Portland and Grove Streets, with entrance to Deering Oaks, Portland, 1887
Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-08-13 Location: Portland Media: Photgraphic print
Item 148229
Prospect Point, Western Promenade, Portland, 1887
Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 110446
Peters residence, Mount Desert, 1992-2008
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1992–2008 Location: Mount Desert Client: Alton Peters Architect: Landscape Design Associates
Item 149139
Thorndike residence topographic survey, Bar Harbor, 1975-2010
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1975–2010 Location: Bar Harbor Client: Elizabeth Thorndike Architect: Scott Knoiecko, AIA
Exhibit
From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album
William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.
Exhibit
Maine Medical Center, Bramhall Campus
Maine Medical Center, founded as Maine General Hospital, has dominated Portland’s West End since its construction in 1871 on Bramhall Hill. As the medical field grew in both technological and social practice, the facility of the hospital also changed. This exhibit tracks the expansion and additions to that original building as the hospital adapted to its patients’ needs.
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day
"The town retains a handful of 18th century structures and about 400 original 19th century structures - including Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic…"
Site Page
Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History
"While the region retains its rural small-town nature, inhabitants can much more easily commute to jobs in those cities and even Portland to the south."
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
