Keywords: wooden sidewalks
Item 27196
Looking East on Main Street, Thomaston, 1895
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1895 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print
Item 78952
Stores and Schoolhouse, Somesville, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
The astronomical arrival of winter -- also known as the winter solstice -- marks the year's shortest day and the season of snow and cold. It usually arrives on December 21.
Exhibit
Student Exhibit: Historic Buildings on Madison Ave in Skowhegan
Take a tour and see some of the beautiful old buildings that used to be on Madison Avenue, Skowhegan? A few still remain, but most have been torn down.
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846
"… MA, planted trees and built pine-planking sidewalks along the streets. In 1846, in just three weeks, 2,000 elms and rock maple trees were planted…"
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"In 1904, wooden sidewalks were constructed on Main Street. They were designed to allow shop owners to add hitching rails for their patrons’ horses if…"
