Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"1900 In the 19th and early 20th centuries, steamship was the preferred means of travel to Mount Desert Island.Mount Desert Island Historical Society…"

Frye Island Historical Society

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… architect in the State in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Front Street looking north from Arch Street, Bath, ca."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"After the start of the 20th century, students had less pressure to support the family farm, and education became more important."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"At the turn of the 20th century, Postmaster Nelson Walker was also the town’s undertaker. At that time, licensing and embalming were not required…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"As society progressed onward to the early 20th century, school was considered much more important, but homework was blamed for children's problems…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"But by the 20th century, life as the early families knew it would begin to change drastically. A huge influx of new technology soon phased out the…"