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14740Baddeck, Nova Scotia
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
A small village on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia
Baddeck, Nova Scotia
Item:
  • 14740   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Description:
A small village on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia
13204Bar Harbor
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
  • Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor
Item:
  • 13204   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
14367Brooklin, Maine
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
  • Brooklin ME
Brooklin, Maine
Item:
  • 14367   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Place:
  • Brooklin ME
State:
  • ME
14816Brooks, Maine
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
  • Brooks ME
Brooks, Maine
Item:
  • 14816   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Place:
  • Brooks ME
State:
  • ME
14153City of Bangor, Maine
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
  • Bangor ME
City of Bangor, Maine
Item:
  • 14153   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Place:
  • Bangor ME
State:
  • ME
14161City of Belfast, Maine
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
  • Belfast ME
City of Belfast, Maine
Item:
  • 14161   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Place:
  • Belfast ME
State:
  • ME
14151City of Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
  • Boston MA area, Cambridge
City of Cambridge, Massachusetts
Item:
  • 14151   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Place:
  • Boston MA area, Cambridge
State:
  • MA
14160City of Ellsworth, Maine
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
  • Ellsworth ME
City of Ellsworth, Maine
Item:
  • 14160   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Place:
  • Ellsworth ME
State:
  • ME
13134Customs House, Eastport
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
  • Eastport ME
The arrows on map 2533 show the location of the U.S. Custom House, P.O. and Signal Office and what appears to be a revenue cutter. The circle shows the location of the Custom House Wharf.
Customs House, Eastport
Item:
  • 13134   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Place:
  • Eastport ME
State:
  • ME
Description:
The arrows on map 2533 show the location of the U.S. Custom House, P.O. and Signal Office and what appears to be a revenue cutter. The circle shows the location of the Custom House Wharf.
14704Gloucester
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
  • Gloucester MA
“Occupying the major portion of Cape Ann is the nationally renowned fishing and tourism city of Gloucester, its rugged, scenic southern coastline extending from Magnolia Point to Gloucester Harbor, Eastern Point, Bass Rocks, and Cape Hedge. Thirty-one miles from Boston, initially on the Eastern and then the Boston & Maine railroads, this venerable community, including Magnolia Point…, became the North Shore’s most significant summer resort center in the mid to late nineteenth century, boasting numerous single-season residences and the largest concentration of resort hotels between Boston and the southern coastline of Maine.” - “Summer By The Seaside: The Architecture of New England Coastal Resort Hotels, 1820-1950” by Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., p. 102-3, University Press of New England – 2008
Gloucester
Item:
  • 14704   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Place:
  • Gloucester MA
State:
  • MA
Description:
“Occupying the major portion of Cape Ann is the nationally renowned fishing and tourism city of Gloucester, its rugged, scenic southern coastline extending from Magnolia Point to Gloucester Harbor, Eastern Point, Bass Rocks, and Cape Hedge. Thirty-one miles from Boston, initially on the Eastern and then the Boston & Maine railroads, this venerable community, including Magnolia Point…, became the North Shore’s most significant summer resort center in the mid to late nineteenth century, boasting numerous single-season residences and the largest concentration of resort hotels between Boston and the southern coastline of Maine.” - “Summer By The Seaside: The Architecture of New England Coastal Resort Hotels, 1820-1950” by Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., p. 102-3, University Press of New England – 2008 [show more]
13400Ipswich, Massachusetts
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
  • Ipswich MA
Ipswich, Massachusetts
Item:
  • 13400   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Place:
  • Ipswich MA
State:
  • MA
15165Magnolia, Massachusetts
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
"Just over the Manchester [Massachusetts] line in the western section of Gloucester is the major portion of the village of Magnolia at Magnolia Point, long one of the North Shore's most important hospitality tourism destinations… Originally a fishing and farming settlement, Magnolia had its beginnings as a summer resort center in the early 1870s with the construction of the first summer cottages there…" - “Summer By The Seaside: The Architecture of New England Coastal Resort Hotels, 1820-1950” by Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., p. 99, University Press of New England – 2008
Magnolia, Massachusetts
Item:
  • 15165   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Description:
"Just over the Manchester [Massachusetts] line in the western section of Gloucester is the major portion of the village of Magnolia at Magnolia Point, long one of the North Shore's most important hospitality tourism destinations… Originally a fishing and farming settlement, Magnolia had its beginnings as a summer resort center in the early 1870s with the construction of the first summer cottages there…" - “Summer By The Seaside: The Architecture of New England Coastal Resort Hotels, 1820-1950” by Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., p. 99, University Press of New England – 2008 [show more]
14689Main Street, Southwest Harbor
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
  • Southwest Harbor
“In 1897, the different societies in the village combined to raise funds for street lights. The lamps were bought and placed near those houses whose owners were willing to furnish the kerosene and keep the lamps trimmed and lighted. These lamps did duty until the installation of electricity in the summer of 1917.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 124.
Main Street, Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 14689   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
“In 1897, the different societies in the village combined to raise funds for street lights. The lamps were bought and placed near those houses whose owners were willing to furnish the kerosene and keep the lamps trimmed and lighted. These lamps did duty until the installation of electricity in the summer of 1917.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 124. [show more]
12915Pickering Square
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
  • Bangor ME
Pickering Square is bordered by Water Street and Merchants Plaza in downtown Bangor between Main Street and the Kenduskeag Stream. Now succumbed to urban renewal, historically it was the site of an open air market.
Pickering Square
Item:
  • 12915   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Place:
  • Bangor ME
State:
  • ME
Description:
Pickering Square is bordered by Water Street and Merchants Plaza in downtown Bangor between Main Street and the Kenduskeag Stream. Now succumbed to urban renewal, historically it was the site of an open air market.
13409Seal Cove, Maine
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
  • Tremont, Seal Cove
Seal Cove, Maine
Item:
  • 13409   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Place:
  • Tremont, Seal Cove
State:
  • ME
13408Sorrento, Maine
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
  • Sorrento ME
Sorrento, Maine
Item:
  • 13408   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Place:
  • Sorrento ME
State:
  • ME
13379Southwest Harbor, Maine, 1921 Sanborn Map
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
  • Sanborn Map Company
  • Southwest Harbor
This items ties together sheets 1, 2, and 3, a set of three maps depicting Southwest Harbor, Maine as of September 1921. The upper right corner of Sheet 1 shows the winter population as 206 and the summer population as 1500.
Southwest Harbor, Maine, 1921 Sanborn Map
Item:
  • 13379   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Publisher:
  • Sanborn Map Company
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
This items ties together sheets 1, 2, and 3, a set of three maps depicting Southwest Harbor, Maine as of September 1921. The upper right corner of Sheet 1 shows the winter population as 206 and the summer population as 1500.
13452Town of Northeast Harbor
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Town of Northeast Harbor
Item:
  • 13452   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
State:
  • ME
13432Town of Southwest Harbor
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
  • Southwest Harbor
Town of Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 13432   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
14775Town of Tremont
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
  • Tremont
Town of Tremont
Item:
  • 14775   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Place:
  • Tremont
State:
  • ME
12222Town of Tremont - 1854 Tax Collector Sureties
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
  • 1854-05-10
  • Tremont
Andrew H. Haynes (1812-1896) - 133 Shore Road, Manset Ebenezer Fernald (1810-1884) - 110 Fernald Point Road Henry Higgins Clark (1811-1897) - Deacon Clark John D. Rich (1800-1875) Reuben D. Rich (1827-1863) - son of John D. Rich Samuel G. Rich (1808-1871)
Town of Tremont - 1854 Tax Collector Sureties
Item:
  • 12222   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1854-05-10
Place:
  • Tremont
State:
  • ME
Description:
Andrew H. Haynes (1812-1896) - 133 Shore Road, Manset Ebenezer Fernald (1810-1884) - 110 Fernald Point Road Henry Higgins Clark (1811-1897) - Deacon Clark John D. Rich (1800-1875) Reuben D. Rich (1827-1863) - son of John D. Rich Samuel G. Rich (1808-1871)
13206Village of Bass Harbor
Village of McKinley
  • Reference
  • Places, Harbor
  • Places, Town
  • Tremont, Bass Harbor
The town of Tremont split from Eden and was incorporated on June 4, 1848. It included what is now Southwest Harbor. The eastern part of Bass Harbor was then known as East Bass Harbor. East Bass Harbor was changed to McKinley in 1897. McKinley was changed to Bass Harbor on August 1, 1966.
Village of Bass Harbor
Village of McKinley
Item:
  • 13206   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Harbor
  • Places, Town
Place:
  • Tremont, Bass Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
The town of Tremont split from Eden and was incorporated on June 4, 1848. It included what is now Southwest Harbor. The eastern part of Bass Harbor was then known as East Bass Harbor. East Bass Harbor was changed to McKinley in 1897. McKinley was changed to Bass Harbor on August 1, 1966.
13364Village of Bernard
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
  • Tremont, Bernard
Village of Bernard
Item:
  • 13364   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Place:
  • Tremont, Bernard
State:
  • ME
15331Village of Blue Hill
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
  • Blue Hill ME
Village of Blue Hill
Item:
  • 15331   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Place:
  • Blue Hill ME
State:
  • ME
14272Village of Frenchboro
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
See “Hauling by Hand: The Life and Times of a Maine Island” by Dean Lawrence Lunt, 1999 See “Frenchboro, Long Island Plantation Maine” by Vivian Lunt, 1976 See “Frenchboro, Long Island Plantation: The First Hundred Years” by Vivian Lunt, 1980
Village of Frenchboro
Item:
  • 14272   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Description:
See “Hauling by Hand: The Life and Times of a Maine Island” by Dean Lawrence Lunt, 1999 See “Frenchboro, Long Island Plantation Maine” by Vivian Lunt, 1976 See “Frenchboro, Long Island Plantation: The First Hundred Years” by Vivian Lunt, 1980