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Historical Items

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Item 66258

Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Mount Desert Island Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 66238

Acadia National Park, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 66239

Campground, Acadia National Park, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Linen texture postcard

Tax Records

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Item 32886

355-359 Auburn Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Summit View Park Assoc. Style: National Folk Use: Shed - Cottage

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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Presidents and Campaigns

Several Mainers have run for president or vice president, a number of presidents, past presidents, and future presidents have had ties to the state or visited here, and, during campaign season, many presidential candidates and their family members have brought their campaigns to Maine.

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From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album

William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.

Site Pages

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Acadia National Park

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"Riverside Park was not unlike other amusement parks and resorts of the period. Landscape and civil engineer Frank Blaisdell drew up the plans for the…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Founding of Acadia National Park

"In 1919 it became Lafayette National Park, the first east of the Mississippi. Then in 1929 it was renamed Acadia National Park and now protects…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Baxter State Park and Burton W. Howe
by Jason Howe

Formation of Baxter State Park and the involvement of Burton W. Howe of Patten

Story

A New Beginning for Wabanaki Land Relationships
by John Banks

Wabanaki leadership in land stewardship

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Importance of Insects in Maine
by Charlene Donahue

Doing Insect surveys with the Maine Entomological Society