Keywords: benson's
Item 20653
John Benson's General Store, New Sweden, ca. 1930
Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print
Item 135923
Egbert Benson's Report of Proceedings, Jay Treaty, 1799
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1794 Location: St. Andrews Media: Ink on Paper
Item 61404
30-32 Loring Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Clinton Benson Use: Bungalow
Item 58165
15 Howard Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Samuel H. Benson Use: Dwelling - Single House
Item 110423
Butler residence, Northeast Harbor, 1987-2014
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1987–2014 Location: Mount Desert; Mount Desert Client: Gilbert Butler Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates
Item 111486
Cocks residence elevations, Mount Desert, 2000-2002
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2000–2002 Location: Mount Desert Clients: Verna Cocks; Jay Cocks Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson, Architect
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.
Exhibit
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.
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 278-361
"… Rufus Wiggin Bob Cram Hannah Emery Ellen Benson Clara Cary Z. S. Patton Rebecca Raynes Eliza Raynes Nancy Raynes Jefferson Parsons Fannie Parsons…"
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 195-277
"Polk Temperance Davis Verrill Moses Averill Williard Delano Ellen Benson Ham & Carys Bake House Gold Rush Asa Davis"
