Maine Memory Network

Gilpatrick Cove, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1904

Contributed by: Northeast Harbor Library Date: circa 1904 Location: Northeast Harbor Media: Photographic print

Gilpatrick Cove, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1980

Contributed by: Northeast Harbor Library Date: circa 1980 Location: Northeast Harbor Media: Photographic print

956-958 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Willard F Gilpatrick Use: Dwelling - Two family

Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"1901Northeast Harbor Library Arthur Gilpatrick owned a recreation hall with a bowling alley, pool tables and a snack bar."

Longfellow Studies: Longfellow Meets German Radical Poet Ferdinand Freiligrath

Grade Level: 9-12 Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
During Longfellow's 1842 travels in Germany he made the acquaintance of the politically radical Ferdinand Freiligrath, one of the influential voices calling for social revolution in his country. It is suggested that this association with Freiligrath along with his return visit with Charles Dickens influenced Longfellow's slavery poems. This essay traces Longfellow's interest in the German poet, Freiligrath's development as a radical poetic voice, and Longfellow's subsequent visit with Charles Dickens. Samples of verse and prose are provided to illustrate each writer's social conscience.