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Historical Items

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Item 79247

Big Squaw Mountain Fire Tower, Greenville, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Moosehead Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Greenville Media: Postcard

Item 1267

Porch tea, Greenville, 1934

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1934-07-22 Location: Greenville Media: Photographic print

Item 11102

Canadian Pacific station, Greenville Junction, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Moosehead Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Greenville Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109303

Greenville YMCA, Greenville, ca. 1971

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1971 Location: Greenville Client: YMCA Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Item 109307

Building for Drs. Moody & Lewis, Greenville, ca. 1972

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1972 Location: Greenville Client: Dr. Moody Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Online Exhibits

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Moosehead Steamboats

After the canoe, steamboats became the favored method of transportation on Moosehead Lake. They revolutionized movement of logs and helped promote tourism in the region.

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Poland Spring: Summering in Fashion

During the Gilded Age at the end of the nineteenth century, Americans sought to leave increasing urban, industrialized lives for the health and relaxation of the country. The Poland Spring resort, which offered a beautiful setting, healing waters, and many amenities, was one popular destination.

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Making Paper, Making Maine

Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.

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Moosehead Historical Society

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Monson Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"It was located at the bottom of Greenville Street before the railroad tracks. After many experiments, the owner, Ben Tenney, decided to use quartz…"

My Maine Stories

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Langdon Burton and the Cold, Wet Tourists
by Phil Tedrick

A father and son have their vacation experience totally changed by an encounter with a fisherman