LC Subject Heading: Beavers
Item 22690
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Media: Glass Negative
Item 15382
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Beaver Cove Media: Lantern slide
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary
Content Area: Science & Engineering, Social Studies
This lesson presents an overview of the history of the fur trade in Maine with a focus on the 17th and 18th centuries, on how fashion influenced that trade, and how that trade impacted Indigenous peoples and the environment.