Keywords: Jackson Laboratory
Item 17225
Jackson Laboratory Fire, Bar Harbor, 1989
Contributed by: Bar Harbor Fire Department Date: 1989-05-10 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Photographic print
Item 25007
The Roscoe B. Jackson Memorial Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ca. 1960
Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: 1929 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Postcard
Exhibit
One Hundred Years of Caring -- EMMC
In 1892 five physicians -- William H. Simmons, William C. Mason, Walter H. Hunt, Everett T. Nealey, and William E. Baxter -- realized the need for a hospital in the city of Bangor had become urgent and they set about providing one.
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.
Site Page
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Development of an Island-wide Identity
"… Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, and Jackson Laboratory provided economic stability and year-round jobs, drawing people from throughout…"
Site Page
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economy on Mt. Desert Island
"… Tufts Summer School of Biology in 1898, and the Jackson Laboratory was started in 1929. All are businesses that are still thriving today."
