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Keywords: Cyrus J. Hall

Historical Items

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Item 19449

Cyrus James Hall, Mount Desert, 1890

Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

Item 14053

Granite quarry, Hancock County, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

Item 20169

Belfast Free Library, 1907

Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Date: 1907-07-31 Location: Belfast Media: Postcard

Online Exhibits

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The Kotzschmar Memorial Organ

A fire and two men whose lives were entwined for more than 50 years resulted in what is now considered to be "the Jewel of Portland" -- the Austin organ that was given to the city of Portland in 1912.

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Promoting Rockland Through a Stereopticon, 1875

Frank Crockett and photographer J.P. Armbrust took stereo views of Rockland's downtown, industry, and notable homes in the 1870s as a way to promote tourism to the town.

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Summer Folk: The Postcard View

Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."

Site Pages

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"Three of Richard’s children, Rufus, William and Cyrus, became major public figures. The King family prospered before the Revolutionary War."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"Scarborough Town hall X Bibliography Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… misbehaving a teacher may pull you out into the hall or speak at you in front of the class. Discipline has changed very much in the last 200 years…"