Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"… Loring and his son Mitchell come from the letters of Caroline Briggs, a Massachusetts widow of relatively modest means who stayed at Rockaway House…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… 1808, Salem Towne Jr., Esq., was given the task of mapping the west side of Mount Desert Island, to settle conflicting claims to land…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"Savage (1863-1922, son of A.C. and Emily Savage, and father of Charles K. Savage) is the man sitting on the grass at the left in the front row."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Wabanaki Today

"… Today The Indian encampments are no longer part of the cultural or physical makeup of Mount Desert Island; however the Wabanaki have continued to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Inns

"In this photo, three-quarters of the staff are gathered on the hotel steps. -Opulence to Ashes: Bar Harbor’s Gilded Century, by Lydia B."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"… eyes. His power of sight, especially the knack of finding things, is nothing short of marvelous.” Canoeing at Bar Harbor, 1886Abbe Museum…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"It was the largest hotel on the island outside of Bar Harbor, with 35 rooms on three upper floors and a series of public rooms and kitchens on the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Granite and Ice Industries

"… was loaded directly onto boats in the deep water of Somes Sound and shipped to cities along the Atlantic Coast.Mount Desert Island Historical…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Lodging and Hotels: A Savage Family Business

"… see pictures and read about the hotels and inns of the Savage Family, 1883-1964. UNDER CONSTRUCTION Asticou Inn Owned by family members Augustus…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Learn More

"Prins, Downeast Press, 2009. Canoe Indians of Down East Maine, by William H. Haviland, The History Press, 2012."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Wilder's Jewelry

"In 1947, Wilder lost this business in one of Presque Isle many fires. In 1950, he bought the Holmes Jewelry store and changed the name to Wilder’s."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"In 1947 a sales agency was developed with an office in the Empire State Building in New York City to further market the ever increasing fabric…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… Hall and then, of course, the Bar Harbor fires in 1947 resulted in deep concern on the part of the Surry citizens whose community was as tinder dry…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"Known as the Great Fires of 1947, a series of blazes from York County to Mount Desert Island hit Maine during an extremely dry autumn."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… has been rebuilt several times because of fire and water damage; as of 2009 only the second floor resembles the design of the original building…"

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

"… The first section of highway opened in 1947 between Kittery and Portland. Scarborough has benefited from having two interchanges that allow easy…"

Bar Harbor Historical Society

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Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"#4 In 1947 the Maine State Legislature passed a law intending to create regional high schools. Superintendent Frank Kent placed the wheels in motion…"

Colby College Special Collections

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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