Author: Charles Nelson SinnettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Harpswell (Me. : Town)
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Historic Harpswell, Harpswell, Maine
Author: Charles Nelson SinnettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Harpswell (Me. : Town)
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
History of Brunswick, Topsham, and Harpswell, Maine
Author: George Augustus WheelerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brunswick (Me.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1022
Book Description
Harpswell
Author: Joyce K. BibberPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738512600
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Harpswell's uniquely scattered geography has shaped its destiny. With a long peninsula known as the Neck, three large islands--Orr's, Bailey, and Sebascodegan--and more than thirty other islands of varying sizes, the town has, from the start, been a fishing and farming community. In the late nineteenth century, when Casco Bay steamboat lines made the area easy to reach, flourishing resorts developed, with numerous hotels and boarding houses catering to summer visitors. The photographs that make up this fascinating visual history bring to life the changes that took place in Harpswell between the 1870s and 1960s. Images of the early, sometimes-harsh life on the coast contrast with later postcard views of Harpswell as a family resort area, complete with favorite cottages and camps. Of particular interest are the many previously unpublished views of families and fishermen, shipbuilders and farmers who have called Harpswell home throughout the years.
The Writings of Harriet Beecher Stowe
Author: Harriet Beecher StowePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Nature Notes from Maine: Puffins, Black Bears, Raccoons & More
Author: Ed RobinsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781630850081
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A collection of stories and images to celebrate the natural world around us. This book makes a great gift for anyone who loves Maine wildlife. It was written by Harpswell's Ed Robinson. All proceeds from the sale of the book will benefit the work of Harpswell Heritage Land Trust to preserve special places in Harpswell and educate and engage our community.
Maine's Coastal Cemeteries
Author: Karen Wentworth BatignaniPublisher:
ISBN: 9780892726042
Category : Atlantic Coast (Me.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
It is a well-kept secret that people love cemeteries, says author Karen Batignani, and the interest in them is growing rapidly. In this guidebook, she presents 35 of Maine's most beautiful, historic, and interesting coastal cemeteries, each described in a lively and informative way. Descriptions include their locations, as well as information about unusual epitaphs, notable carvings, historically relevant details, folklore, and stories about well-known stonecutters, prominent people, and war veterans. She also delves into a brief history of New England graveyards, changes in headstone styles through time, and how those changes reflect evolving cultural attitudes toward death. She even includes advice on graveyard etiquette and photography tips. This guide will appeal to anyone interested in graveyards, graveyard art and photography, or history -- as well as those who want to discover more beautiful Maine places to visit.
A Maritime History of Bath, Maine and the Kennebec River Region
Author: William A. BakerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bath (Me.)
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
East Branch & Lincoln Railroad
Author: Erin Paul DonovanPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467128627
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Built by James Everell Henry, the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (EB&L) is considered to be the grandest and largest logging railroad operation ever built in New England. In 1892, the mountain town of Lincoln, New Hampshire, was transformed from a struggling wilderness enclave to a thriving mill town when Henry moved his logging operation from Zealand. He built houses, a company store, sawmills, and a railroad into the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River watershed to harvest virgin spruce. Despite the departure of the last EB&L log train from Lincoln Woods by 1948, the industry's cut-and-run practices forever changed the future of land conservation in the region, prompting legislation like the Weeks Act of 1911 and the Wilderness Act of 1964. Today, nearly every trail in the Pemigewasset Wilderness follows or utilizes portions of the old EB&L Railroad bed.
Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine
Author: George Thomas LittlePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maine
Languages : en
Pages : 808
Book Description
French & Indian Wars in Maine
Author: Michael DekkerPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625855745
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Covering nearly a century of conflict, this history chronicles the tragic, epic struggle for the land that would become Maine. For eight decades, a power struggle raged across a frontier on the north Atlantic coast now known as the state of Maine. Between 1675 and 1759, British, French, and Native Americans soldiers clashed in six distinct wars to claim the strategically vital region. In French and Indian Wars in Maine, historian Michael Dekker sheds light on this dark, tragic and largely forgotten struggle that laid the foundation of Maine. Though the showdown between France and Great Britain was international in scale, the local conflicts in Maine pitted European settlers against Native American tribes. Native and European communities from the Penobscot to the Piscataqua Rivers suffered brutal attacks. Countless men, women and children were killed, taken captive or sold into servitude. The native people of Maine were torn asunder by disease, social disintegration and political factionalism as they fought to maintain their autonomy in the face of unrelenting European pressure.