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Historical Items

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Item 62165

Trestle work for the Roosevelt International Bridge, Lubec, 1961, 1961

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1961-10-29 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 62161

Campobello Roosevelt Bridge construction, Lubec, 1961

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1961-09-13 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 62180

Final work on international bridge, Lubec, 1962, 1962

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1962-07-11 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Samantha Smith's Questions

Samantha Smith, a Manchester schoolgirl, gained international fame in 1983 by asking Soviet leader Yuri Andropov whether he intended to start a nuclear war and then visiting the Soviet Union to be reassured that no one there wanted war.

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.

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Summer Folk: The Postcard View

Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."

Site Pages

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Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… Historical Society James Roosevelt at Roosevelt Bridge dedication, Lubec, 1962 Lubec Historical Society Three days later on August 16 The…"

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Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… gift shop catering to tourists 1962 • Roosevelt International Bridge opens linking Lubec and Campobello Island • West Quoddy Head State Park…"

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"The opening of the Roosevelt International Bridge linking Lubec and Campobello in 1962, as well as the establishment of West Quoddy State Park and…"

My Maine Stories

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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars