Keywords: Solon
Item 135794
Barry Dana's Turtle Island basket, Solon, 2016
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2016 Location: Solon Media: Birch bark, spruce root
Item 28054
Otho and Solon Chase, Turner, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Turner Museum and Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Turner Media: Print from glass negative
Item 83256
902-908 Washington Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Adelaide Hamilton Use: Residence
Item 150855
School building, Solon, 1899-1912
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1899–1912 Location: Solon Client: Town of Solon Architect: Coombs Brothers Architects
Item 150449
House for Mr. Solon S. Cahill, Brunswick, 1904
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1904 Location: Brunswick Client: Solon S. Cahill Architect: Coombs and Gibbs Architects
Exhibit
Student Exhibit: Somerset Railroad
The Somerset Railroad was completed in 1872. It started out as a dream to link the Maine Coast with Canadian businesses to the north. It ran from the North Woods around Moosehead Lake down to Southern Maine and back again for 56 years.
Exhibit
Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 8, pages 135-150
"Blake Cornelius Driscoll Philadelphia Convention George W. Ladd President Johnson Annie Martin performance Solon Wilder Men smoking"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 3, pages 38-56
"… Metcalf Nath Harlow nursery Apple tree Ada Martin Solon Wilder Egyptian Caravan Southern sentiments Yales Mammoth Tent Penobscot County Democratic…"
