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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date Place Address Description
14234Duck Brook Carriage Road Bridge
  • Reference
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge, Carriage Road Bridge
  • Acadia National Park
Duck Brook Carriage Road Bridge
Item:
  • 14234   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge, Carriage Road Bridge
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
State:
  • ME
16216Green Mountain Railway, Mt. Desert, Me.
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Stereograph
  • Places
  • Structures, Transportation, Railroad Station
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
  • Acadia National Park, HCTPR
Green Mountain Railway, Mt. Desert, Me.
Item:
  • 16216   
Accession #:
  • 2004
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Stereograph
Subject:
  • Places
  • Structures, Transportation, Railroad Station
Creator:
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
Place:
  • Acadia National Park, HCTPR
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Gift of Charles Carroll
3581Duck Brook Motor Bridge
  • Reference
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service
  • Bar Harbor
The largest bridge that you've probably never seen on Mount Desert Island is the Duck Brook Motor Road Bridge. Ironically, anyone who drives the Park Loop Road, starting from the Hulls Cove Visitor Center, travels over the bridge (located here), but few people see the bridge itself. That's too bad since it is by far the longest and tallest bridge in the park. In fact, it's the largest continuous concrete arch deck bridge in the eastern United States. At 402' long (not counting the 65' approaches on each side) and having a center arch span of 95', it dwarfs every carriage road bridge in the park, the longest being Amphitheater at 245' and the tallest being Duck Brook at 43' (yes, there are two Duck Brook bridges, one for people and bikes, and this one for cars). An architectural drawing of the bridge indicates a height of 100' from the top of the 30" high parapet guardwall to the water below. So how does the largest road-related structure in Acadia National Park go unnoticed? There are three reasons. First, from above you might not realize you are driving over a bridge because the roadway and shoulders look much like other portions of the loop road. If you happen to park at the turnout located southeast of the bridge, then walk atop the bridge and look over the side, you only get a glimpse of the three stone arches. To really see them, you have to hike down to the brook, but there is no trail and the terrain is dangerously steep. Second, the only view from below is along the narrow and busy stretch of Route 3 between Sonogee and the Holiday Inn. At 40 mph, you wouldn't see the bridge even if you knew the exact instant when and where to look. Finally, from below, the bridge is almost entirely obscured in summer by deciduous trees growing in the deep ravine that the bridge spans. To see this magnificent structure which was constructed from 1950 to 1953 using granite from Hall Quarry in Somesville, you have to seek it out at the right time of year. The Duck Brook Motor Road Bridge is truly a hidden architectural and historical gem. John D. Rockefeller purchased the land for the Paradise Hill Road where the bridge is located, donated the land to to the park, and was involved in planning the road as early as 1934, but World War II and subsequent funding shortages delayed the start of construction. As many as 75 men were on the job at one time with total labor estimated at 92,000 hours. Total cost of the structure was $366,000 making it the most expensive road-related structure in the park at the time of its completion. George Soules - November 2015
Duck Brook Motor Bridge
Item:
  • 3581   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Creator:
  • Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Library of Congress www.loc.gov/pictures/item/me0254
Description:
The largest bridge that you've probably never seen on Mount Desert Island is the Duck Brook Motor Road Bridge. Ironically, anyone who drives the Park Loop Road, starting from the Hulls Cove Visitor Center, travels over the bridge (located here), but few people see the bridge itself. That's too bad since it is by far the longest and tallest bridge in the park. In fact, it's the largest continuous concrete arch deck bridge in the eastern United States. At 402' long (not counting the 65' approaches on each side) and having a center arch span of 95', it dwarfs every carriage road bridge in the park, the longest being Amphitheater at 245' and the tallest being Duck Brook at 43' (yes, there are two Duck Brook bridges, one for people and bikes, and this one for cars). An architectural drawing of the bridge indicates a height of 100' from the top of the 30" high parapet guardwall to the water below. So how does the largest road-related structure in Acadia National Park go unnoticed? There are three reasons. First, from above you might not realize you are driving over a bridge because the roadway and shoulders look much like other portions of the loop road. If you happen to park at the turnout located southeast of the bridge, then walk atop the bridge and look over the side, you only get a glimpse of the three stone arches. To really see them, you have to hike down to the brook, but there is no trail and the terrain is dangerously steep. Second, the only view from below is along the narrow and busy stretch of Route 3 between Sonogee and the Holiday Inn. At 40 mph, you wouldn't see the bridge even if you knew the exact instant when and where to look. Finally, from below, the bridge is almost entirely obscured in summer by deciduous trees growing in the deep ravine that the bridge spans. To see this magnificent structure which was constructed from 1950 to 1953 using granite from Hall Quarry in Somesville, you have to seek it out at the right time of year. The Duck Brook Motor Road Bridge is truly a hidden architectural and historical gem. John D. Rockefeller purchased the land for the Paradise Hill Road where the bridge is located, donated the land to to the park, and was involved in planning the road as early as 1934, but World War II and subsequent funding shortages delayed the start of construction. As many as 75 men were on the job at one time with total labor estimated at 92,000 hours. Total cost of the structure was $366,000 making it the most expensive road-related structure in the park at the time of its completion. George Soules - November 2015 [show more]
12903Egg Rock Light
  • Reference
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
  • Bar Harbor
  • Egg Rock
Egg Rock Light
Item:
  • 12903   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • Egg Rock
12967Hamor Wharf
  • Reference
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
  • Bar Harbor
Hamor Wharf
Item:
  • 12967   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
12968Maine Central RR Wharf and Ferry Landing
  • Reference
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
  • Bar Harbor
Maine Central RR Wharf and Ferry Landing
Item:
  • 12968   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
6999Bluenose I at the Bar Harbor - Yarmouth Ferry Terminal
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo
  • Structures, Transportation, Terminal, Marine Terminal
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
  • Knaut - Paul A. Knaut, Jr.
  • Bromley & Company, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
  • Bar Harbor
Bluenose I at the Bar Harbor - Yarmouth Ferry Terminal
Item:
  • 6999   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Terminal, Marine Terminal
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
Creator:
  • Knaut - Paul A. Knaut, Jr.
Publisher:
  • Bromley & Company, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
7066Egg Rock Light Station
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
  • Bar Harbor
  • Egg Rock
Egg Rock Light Station
Item:
  • 7066   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • Egg Rock
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
7123Maine Central RR Wharf
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
  • Bar Harbor
Maine Central RR Wharf
Item:
  • 7123   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
7102Bar Harbor Boat Landing
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock
  • Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor Boat Landing
Item:
  • 7102   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
6324Bar Harbor Wharf and Steamer Mount Desert
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Harbor
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf, Steamboat Wharf
  • Vessels, Steamboat
  • Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor Wharf and Steamer Mount Desert
Item:
  • 6324   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Harbor
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf, Steamboat Wharf
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
15074Carlton Bridge, Bath, Maine
  • Reference
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Bath ME
Carlton Bridge, Bath, Maine
Item:
  • 15074   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Place:
  • Bath ME
State:
  • ME
7120Doubling Point Lighthouse
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
  • Bath ME
Doubling Point Lighthouse
Item:
  • 7120   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Place:
  • Bath ME
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
13083Eastern Steamship Company and Wharf at Belfast
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Transportation Business
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf, Steamboat Wharf
  • Belfast ME
Eastern Steamship Company and Wharf at Belfast
Item:
  • 13083   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Transportation Business
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf, Steamboat Wharf
Place:
  • Belfast ME
State:
  • ME
7443Belfast Bridge
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Belfast ME
Belfast Bridge
Item:
  • 7443   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Place:
  • Belfast ME
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
7058Burnt Island Light, Boothbay Harbor
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
  • Boothbay Harbor ME
Burnt Island Light, Boothbay Harbor
Item:
  • 7058   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Place:
  • Boothbay Harbor ME
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
13399Fosters Wharf, Boston
  • Reference
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
  • Boston MA
Fosters Wharf, Boston
Item:
  • 13399   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
Place:
  • Boston MA
State:
  • MA
13218Blue Hill Bay Light
Sand Island Light
Eggemoggin Light
  • Reference
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
  • Brooklin ME
  • Green Island
Blue Hill Bay Light also known as "Sand Island Light" or "Eggemoggin Light" The station was established in 1857 and the present lighthouse built in 1857 – discontinued in 1933. The 1857 keeper’s house and the 1905 oil house are still standing. The original optic lens is a Fourth order Fresnel. "In the mid-nineteenth century, the town of Ellsworth, on the Union River north of Blue Hill Bay, was a thriving lumber port, and a lighthouse was needed to guide mariners into the southern entrance to the bay. Abraham Flye sold Green Island to the federal government for a light station in 1855 for $150, and the light was established on the west side of the island in 1857. The lighthouse also helped guide mariners into the eastern end of Eggemoggin Reach, which connects Penobscot Bay with Blue Hill Bay." - “Blue Hill Bay Light” by Jeremy D'Entremont, New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide, 1997-2009, Accessed online 12/27/12; http://lighthouse.cc/bluehillbay/history.html Keepers from the Southwest Harbor / Tremont area were: Howard P. Robbins (1837-1918), keeper from 1882 to 1888, and Roscoe G. Lopaus (1845-1912), keeper from 1889 to 1895.
Blue Hill Bay Light
Sand Island Light
Eggemoggin Light
Item:
  • 13218   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Place:
  • Brooklin ME
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • Green Island
Description:
Blue Hill Bay Light also known as "Sand Island Light" or "Eggemoggin Light" The station was established in 1857 and the present lighthouse built in 1857 – discontinued in 1933. The 1857 keeper’s house and the 1905 oil house are still standing. The original optic lens is a Fourth order Fresnel. "In the mid-nineteenth century, the town of Ellsworth, on the Union River north of Blue Hill Bay, was a thriving lumber port, and a lighthouse was needed to guide mariners into the southern entrance to the bay. Abraham Flye sold Green Island to the federal government for a light station in 1855 for $150, and the light was established on the west side of the island in 1857. The lighthouse also helped guide mariners into the eastern end of Eggemoggin Reach, which connects Penobscot Bay with Blue Hill Bay." - “Blue Hill Bay Light” by Jeremy D'Entremont, New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide, 1997-2009, Accessed online 12/27/12; http://lighthouse.cc/bluehillbay/history.html Keepers from the Southwest Harbor / Tremont area were: Howard P. Robbins (1837-1918), keeper from 1882 to 1888, and Roscoe G. Lopaus (1845-1912), keeper from 1889 to 1895. [show more]
7086Sand Island Light (Blue Hill Bay Light)
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
  • Brooklin ME
Sand Island Light (Blue Hill Bay Light)
Item:
  • 7086   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Place:
  • Brooklin ME
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
7084Two Lights, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
  • Cape Elizabeth ME
Two Lights, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Item:
  • 7084   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Place:
  • Cape Elizabeth ME
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
13200Baker Island Light
  • Reference
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
  • Cranberry Isles, Baker Island
Baker Island Light
Item:
  • 13200   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Baker Island
State:
  • ME
9376Two Women from the Gilley or Stanley Family at Baker Island Light Station
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
  • Cranberry Isles, Baker Island
Two Women from the Gilley or Stanley Family at Baker Island Light Station
Item:
  • 9376   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Baker Island
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
6921Baker Island Light Station
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
  • C.E. Cook, Bangor, Maine
  • Cranberry Isles, Baker Island
Baker Island Light Station
Item:
  • 6921   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Publisher:
  • C.E. Cook, Bangor, Maine
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Baker Island
State:
  • ME
3498Bear Island Light
  • Reference
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
  • Cranberry Isles, Bear Island
The Bear Island Light is located on the west end of Bear Island. It was originally established in 1839. The current structure dates to 1889. The Light was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
Bear Island Light
Item:
  • 3498   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Bear Island
State:
  • ME
Description:
The Bear Island Light is located on the west end of Bear Island. It was originally established in 1839. The current structure dates to 1889. The Light was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
9834Bear Island Light
  • Image, Photograph, Transparency, Slide Transparency
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
  • Cranberry Isles, Bear Island
Taken off Bear Island Light from the Roger Clifton Rich - Rich & Grindle Boatbuilders - Lobster Boat "Meredith"
Bear Island Light
Item:
  • 9834   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Transparency, Slide Transparency
Subject:
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Bear Island
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of Meredith Rich Hutchins
Description:
Taken off Bear Island Light from the Roger Clifton Rich - Rich & Grindle Boatbuilders - Lobster Boat "Meredith"