Keywords: Williams Block
Item 8148
Williams Block, Skowhegan, ca. 1850
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1850 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Item 12251
Clark Block, Caribou, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Caribou Public Library Date: circa 1890 Location: Caribou Media: Photographic print
Item 84520
Williams property, S. Side Willow Street, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Helen M. Williams Use: Dwelling
Item 85332
Williams property, Valley Avenue, Great Diamond Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Inez G. Williams Use: Summer Dwelling
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
One Hundred Years of Caring -- EMMC
In 1892 five physicians -- William H. Simmons, William C. Mason, Walter H. Hunt, Everett T. Nealey, and William E. Baxter -- realized the need for a hospital in the city of Bangor had become urgent and they set about providing one.
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block
"Ledyard, and Alfred D. Stetson. To begin, William Ledyard was important because he was the one who had the Ledyard Block built."
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block
"… men who financed: the Bank Block, The Lincoln Block, and the Columbian Block, in addition to the Church Block."
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
