Category: Exploration, Nature & Geography
Item 11274
Contributed by: Baxter State Park Date: 1905 Media: Photographic print
Item 7542
St. Georges Fort plan, Phippsburg, 1607
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1607-11-07 Location: Phippsburg Media: Ink on linen
Story
Baxter State Park and Burton W. Howe
by Jason Howe
Formation of Baxter State Park and the involvement of Burton W. Howe of Patten
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary
Content Area: Science & Engineering, Social Studies
This lesson presents an overview of the history of the fur trade in Maine with a focus on the 17th and 18th centuries, on how fashion influenced that trade, and how that trade impacted Indigenous peoples and the environment.
