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Keywords: Taverns (Inns)

Historical Items

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Item 13495

Fryeburg Tavern printing plate, Fryeburg, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Location: Fryeburg Media: Metal, wood

Item 79047

Asticou Inn, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1985

Contributed by: Northeast Harbor Library Date: circa 1985 Location: Northeast Harbor Media: Photographic print

Item 76635

The Park House, Hartland, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Cheryl Vigue through Hartland Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Location: Hartland Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Student Exhibit: The Story of the Heywood Tavern

The story of the Heywood Tavern in Skowhegan.

Exhibit

Student Exhibit: Historic Buildings on Madison Ave in Skowhegan

Take a tour and see some of the beautiful old buildings that used to be on Madison Avenue, Skowhegan? A few still remain, but most have been torn down.

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Selections from the Collections

Maine Historical Society staff come across unique and unforgettable items in our collections every day. While it's difficult to choose favorites from a dynamic collection, this exhibit features memorable highlights as selected by members of the MHS staff.

Site Pages

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"X J. Cutters Inn Tavern Sign, New England, ca. 1802 Oil on wood Courtesy of Bevinn O'Brien From the earliest decades of English settlement in Maine…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret

"Legal attempts at control included regulation of taverns and punishments for disruptive or destructive tipplers."

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Influential & Interesting Documents

"Men and women with solid reputations were granted licenses to run taverns, but as populations grew this social control weakened."