Keywords: tarbox's
Item 79491
House of "Squire" Samuel Tarbox, Westport, ca. 1845
Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: circa 1845 Location: Westport Island Media: Photographic print
Item 80667
Letter to Sarah Tarbox from brother Valentine, 1844
Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1844-06-04 Location: Westport Island; Readfield Media: Ink on paper
Item 36865
131-135 Clark Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Elodie Tarbox Use: Dwelling - Two family
Item 87214
30 Woodlawn Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Edna E Tarbox Use: Dwelling
Exhibit
Mural mystery in Westport Island's Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House
The Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House, a well-preserved Greek Revival house on Westport Island, has a mystery contained within--a panoramic narrative mural. The floor-to-ceiling mural contains eight painted panels that create a colorful coastal seascape which extends through the front hallway and up the stairwell. The name of the itinerant painter has been lost over time, can you help us solve the mystery of who he or she was?
Exhibit
Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 4 of 4
"We are connected by our past, and will share the future as families, neighbors and friends. Spring Brook Farm by Anne Tarbox X"
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Westport Island History Committee
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Story
Saturday Evening Dances at the Westport Town Hall
by Deborah G. Greenleaf
Fond Memories of Westport Island
