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Historical Items

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Item 21318

Green Mountain Railway Pass

Contributed by: Acadia National Park Date: 1887 Location: Eden; Bar Harbor Media: Paper and Ink

Item 19216

Green Mountain Railroad

Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Postcard

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Item 21321

Green Mountain Railway on Mount Desert Island

Contributed by: Acadia National Park Date: circa 1890 Location: Eden; Bar Harbor Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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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.

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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.

Site Pages

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Green Mountain Railway

"Green Mountain Railway Lithograph of Green Mountain Rail Road TrainGreat Harbor Maritime Museum In the 1880s railways were one of the most…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Byron

"There are nine mountains in Byron: Old Turk (Mount Turk and Broad), Whaleback, Durham Hill, Hedgehog Hill, Pleasant, and Record are a few."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Original Mount Desert Island Pilot Project (2006)

"… Bar Harbor: Building of Arts By: Josh Howie Green Mountain Railway By: Spenser Simis The Bryants and the Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families By…"