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Historical Items

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Item 10488

Steamer 'Katahdin,' 1886

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1886 Media: Photographic print

Item 80009

Steamer Katahdin II valve room, ca. 1918

Contributed by: Moosehead Historical Society Date: circa 1918 Media: Photographic print

Item 80005

Steamer Katahdin on Moosehead Lake, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Moosehead Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Greenville Media: Postcard

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

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.

Exhibit

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.

Exhibit

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.

Site Pages

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

"Katahdin, Moosehead Lake, Rangley Lake, as well as various other locations along Maine’s woodlands and coast."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… 1846 freshet, business misfortunes, Quartet Club, steamboat excursion   Part 5, pages 278-361 Cholera epidemic, Alonzo Raynes, Bangorites and…"