Keywords: General Lafayette
Item 102223
Lafayette Elm, Kennebunk, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Kennebunk Media: Glass Negative
Item 31602
General Lafayette's toast given at Kennebunk, 1825
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1825 Location: Kennebunk Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Adaptive reuse
A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring up-cycled and reused historic fabrics.
Exhibit
Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings
"… for his son John, the building was outfitted as a general store and post office serving the Asticou Inn and neighborhood."
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"… about 70 poles which were taken away. Even if the general public may no longer recall that these disfiguring lines formerly existed, I can still…"
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
