Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date	Place	Address	Description
9146	Bass Harbor Marsh	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print	Places, Stream	Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)		1909-10-05	Tremont, Bass Harbor			Bass Harbor Marsh Item: 9146    Accession #: 1015 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print Subject: Places, Stream Creator: Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945) Date: 1909-10-05 Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor State: ME Source: Henry L. Rand Collection
12914	Bass Harbor Marsh	Reference	Places				Tremont, Bass Harbor		“There are large Salt marshes in Wells Scarborough, Falmouth and Machias, about the Islands of Sagadahock, and about Mount Desert where great quantities of salt hay are annually cut which, with that of the upland and fresh meadow, make exceedingly good fodder.” – “The History of the state of Maine: from its First Discovery, A. D. 1602 to The Separation, A.D. 1820, inclusive.” by William Durkee Williamson, Volume I, Section II – The Soils of Maine, p. 97 published by Glazier, Masters & Co., 1832. "Marsh hay which was very fine and very good for cows grew on a big piece of marsh land at Bass Harbor. Oxen were used on the marshes as they would not sink into the muck as easily as a horse and had the ability to pull their feet out of the muck under conditions which would mire a horse. Cranberries were picked on the marsh and kept for the winter in big barrels partly filled with water from which they were dipped out with a big strainer." - “Recollections of Southwest Harbor, Maine 1885-1894” by Jesse L. Parker, p. 31-32, manuscript, 1955. "Indians from Oldtown, Maine camped on the rocks across [Clark Point Road] from our house [the Parker house at 143 Clark Point Road] each summer. They lived in tents and sold baskets, moccasins and small birch bark canoes. Some of the baskets were made of wood and some almost entirely of sweetgrass which had a very pleasant odor. This grass was secured from the marshes at Bass Harbor and would be cured by being hung up in large bunches. They also cut some ash wood for use in making the wooden baskets. As the same Indians returned year after year we became well acquainted with them. In later years the older Indian boys played baseball with us." p. 40. Jesse Lindon Parker (1881-1966) This valuable manuscript is a narrative of the early history of the town by an eyewitness. There are largely unknown or unreported facts on almost every page.	Bass Harbor Marsh Item: 12914    Type: Reference Subject: Places Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor State: ME Description: “There are large Salt marshes in Wells Scarborough, Falmouth and Machias, about the Islands of Sagadahock, and about Mount Desert where great quantities of salt hay are annually cut which, with that of the upland and fresh meadow, make exceedingly good fodder.” – “The History of the state of Maine: from its First Discovery, A. D. 1602 to The Separation, A.D. 1820, inclusive.” by William Durkee Williamson, Volume I, Section II – The Soils of Maine, p. 97 published by Glazier, Masters & Co., 1832. "Marsh hay which was very fine and very good for cows grew on a big piece of marsh land at Bass Harbor. Oxen were used on the marshes as they would not sink into the muck as easily as a horse and had the ability to pull their feet out of the muck under conditions which would mire a horse. Cranberries were picked on the marsh and kept for the winter in big barrels partly filled with water from which they were dipped out with a big strainer." - “Recollections of Southwest Harbor, Maine 1885-1894” by Jesse L. Parker, p. 31-32, manuscript, 1955. "Indians from Oldtown, Maine camped on the rocks across [Clark Point Road] from our house [the Parker house at 143 Clark Point Road] each summer. They lived in tents and sold baskets, moccasins and small birch bark canoes. Some of the baskets were made of wood and some almost entirely of sweetgrass which had a very pleasant odor. This grass was secured from the marshes at Bass Harbor and would be cured by being hung up in large bunches. They also cut some ash wood for use in making the wooden baskets. As the same Indians returned year after year we became well acquainted with them. In later years the older Indian boys played baseball with us." p. 40. Jesse Lindon Parker (1881-1966) This valuable manuscript is a narrative of the early history of the town by an eyewitness. There are largely unknown or unreported facts on almost every page. [show more]
2554	Bass Harbor Marsh	Map, Annotated Map	Places							Bass Harbor Marsh Item: 2554    Type: Map, Annotated Map Subject: Places
12253	Bass Harbor Marsh	Image, Photograph	Places, Stream			1925 c.	Tremont, Bass Harbor			Bass Harbor Marsh Item: 12253    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Stream Date: 1925 c. Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor State: ME Source: Collection of the Alton M. Billings Family
6910	Bass Harbor Marsh	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo	Places		Luther S. Phillips, Bangor, Maine	1964 PM	Tremont, Bass Harbor			Bass Harbor Marsh Item: 6910    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo Subject: Places Publisher: Luther S. Phillips, Bangor, Maine Date: 1964 PM Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor State: ME
6909	Bass Harbor Marsh	Image, Photograph	Places		Don C. Stiles, St. Johnsbury, Vt	1921 PM	Tremont, Bass Harbor			Bass Harbor Marsh Item: 6909    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places Publisher: Don C. Stiles, St. Johnsbury, Vt Date: 1921 PM Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor State: ME

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