Keywords: Camp meeting, Camp Ground, Old Orchard Beach
Item 30937
Camp Meeting Scene, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1910
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print
Item 23589
Camp Grounds' Grove at Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1885
Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1885 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
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.
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.
