Keywords: Orchard
Item 27689
Old Orchard Beach High School after Hurricane Carol, Old Orchard Beach, 1954
Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: 1954 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print
Item 30935
Old Orchard Beach Camp Ground, 1911
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1911 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print
Item 67851
14-18 Orchard Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Benjamin G. Ward Use: Dwelling - Two family
Item 67259
28-34 Orchard Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Mary A. Tolman Use: Garage & Storage
Item 111234
Bancroft house at 28 Orchard Street, Portland, 1926
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1926 Location: Portland Client: Mrs. L. T. Bancroft Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Item 109409
House for Mrs. L.T. Bancroft, Portland, 1926-1950
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1926–1950 Location: Portland Client: Mrs. L. T. Bancroft Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
Following his historic flight across the Atlantic in May 1927, aviator Charles Lindbergh commenced a tour across America, greeted by cheering crowds at every stop. He was a day late for his speaking engagement in Portland, due to foggy conditions. Elise Fellows White wrote in her diary about seeing Lindbergh and his plane.
Exhibit
The novelty of organized auto racing came to Maine in 1911 with a hill-climbing event in Poland and speed racing at Old Orchard Beach. Drivers and cars came from all over New England for these events.
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Old Orchard Beach Historical Society
View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.
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Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2
"The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation The committee sent a similar address to the citizens of Maine urging them to support…"
Story
Apple Time - a visit to the ancestral farm
by Randy Randall
Memories from childhood of visiting the family homestead in Limington during apple picking time.
Story
Alice Bertrand shares highlights from her 100+ years
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
What is it like to live through all the events that have occurred in the past 100+ years?
