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7278Somesville
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
Somesville is the earliest village of the town of Mount Desert on Mount Desert Island in southeastern Maine. It is located on the north end of Somes Sound. The village was established by Abraham Somes who was the first settler on the island. It attracted many people because of its mills and quarries. The entire village is part of the Somesville Historic District. (Text source: Wikipedia)
Somesville
Item:
  • 7278   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Description:
Somesville is the earliest village of the town of Mount Desert on Mount Desert Island in southeastern Maine. It is located on the north end of Somes Sound. The village was established by Abraham Somes who was the first settler on the island. It attracted many people because of its mills and quarries. The entire village is part of the Somesville Historic District. (Text source: Wikipedia)
7269Steamer J. T. MORSE
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Steamboat
The last large side-wheeler steamer used in New England for both passenger and freight service was the 214-foot J. T. Morse, built in 1903-04 in East Boston for the Eastern Steamship Company. Powered by a 600-horsepower, single-beam engine, it traveled the Rockland, Maine to Bar Harbor run from April to October or November each year. The ship was named for James Thomas Morse of the well-known maritime (shipping and towing) family from Bath, Maine. (Text from visitacadia.com)
Steamer J. T. MORSE
Item:
  • 7269   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Description:
The last large side-wheeler steamer used in New England for both passenger and freight service was the 214-foot J. T. Morse, built in 1903-04 in East Boston for the Eastern Steamship Company. Powered by a 600-horsepower, single-beam engine, it traveled the Rockland, Maine to Bar Harbor run from April to October or November each year. The ship was named for James Thomas Morse of the well-known maritime (shipping and towing) family from Bath, Maine. (Text from visitacadia.com) [show more]
7277Andrew C. Wheelwright
  • Reference
  • People
Andrew C. Wheelwright
Item:
  • 7277   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • People
7275Yacht HESPER
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Yacht HESPER
Item:
  • 7275   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
7276Sarah Cabot Wheelwright
  • Reference
  • People
Sarah Cabot Wheelwright
Item:
  • 7276   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • People
7274Steamer NORUMBEGA
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Steamer NORUMBEGA
Item:
  • 7274   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
7273Steamer MOUNT DESERT
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Steamer MOUNT DESERT
Item:
  • 7273   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
7272Steamer RANGELEY
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Steamer RANGELEY
Item:
  • 7272   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
7271Steamer FRANK JONES
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Steamer FRANK JONES
Item:
  • 7271   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
7270Steamer SAPPHO
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Steamer SAPPHO
Item:
  • 7270   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
7268Anna Lewis Kneedler
  • Reference
  • People
Anna Lewis Kneedler
Item:
  • 7268   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • People
7267Jordan Pond and the Bubbles
  • Reference
  • Places, Lake
  • Places, Mountain
  • Places, Park
Jordan Pond and the Bubbles
Item:
  • 7267   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Lake
  • Places, Mountain
  • Places, Park
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
7266Bubble Pond, Acadia National Park
  • Reference
  • Places, Lake
  • Places, Park
Bubble Pond, Acadia National Park
Item:
  • 7266   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Lake
  • Places, Park
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
7264Union Church, Northeast Harbor
  • Reference
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
Union Church, Northeast Harbor
Item:
  • 7264   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
7256Neighborhood House, Northeast Harbor
  • Reference
  • Structures, Civic, Community Center
Neighborhood House, Northeast Harbor
Item:
  • 7256   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Civic, Community Center
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
7261Mount Desert High School
  • Reference
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • Structures, Institutional, School
Mount Desert High School
Item:
  • 7261   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • Structures, Institutional, School
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
7244Gilman High School
  • Reference
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • Structures, Institutional, School
Gilman High School
Item:
  • 7244   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • Structures, Institutional, School
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
7259Petite Plaisance
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Petite Plaisance
Item:
  • 7259   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
7255Augustus D. Phillips
  • Reference
  • People
Renowned mapmaker and postcard publisher, together with his brother Luther S. Phillips.
Augustus D. Phillips
Item:
  • 7255   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • People
Description:
Renowned mapmaker and postcard publisher, together with his brother Luther S. Phillips.
7254Luther S. Phillips
  • Reference
  • People
Mapmaker and postcard publisher, together with his brother Augustus D. Phillips.
Luther S. Phillips
Item:
  • 7254   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • People
Description:
Mapmaker and postcard publisher, together with his brother Augustus D. Phillips.
7253Beatrix Farrand
  • Reference
  • People
Beatrix Cadwalader Farrand (née Jones; June 19, 1872 – February 28, 1959) was an American landscape gardener and landscape architect. Her career included commissions to design about 110 gardens for private residences, estates and country homes, public parks, botanic gardens, college campuses, and the White House. Farrand was one of the founding eleven members, and the only woman, of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Beatrix Farrand is one of the most accomplished persons, and women, recognized in both the first decades of the landscape architecture profession and the centuries of landscape garden design arts and accomplishment. (Source: Wikipedia)
Beatrix Farrand
Item:
  • 7253   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • People
Description:
Beatrix Cadwalader Farrand (née Jones; June 19, 1872 – February 28, 1959) was an American landscape gardener and landscape architect. Her career included commissions to design about 110 gardens for private residences, estates and country homes, public parks, botanic gardens, college campuses, and the White House. Farrand was one of the founding eleven members, and the only woman, of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Beatrix Farrand is one of the most accomplished persons, and women, recognized in both the first decades of the landscape architecture profession and the centuries of landscape garden design arts and accomplishment. (Source: Wikipedia) [show more]
7251Mount Desert Elementary School
  • Reference
  • Organizations, School Institution
Mount Desert Elementary School
Item:
  • 7251   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
7250Seaside Inn, Seal Harbor
  • Reference
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
Seaside Inn, Seal Harbor
Item:
  • 7250   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
7249Robert (Bob) R. Pyle
  • Reference
  • People
Robert (Bob) Richard Pyle was born on October 22, 1945 in Phoenixville, PA, the son of Louise Kaler Sawtelle and James Wesley Pyle. Brought as an infant to Searsport where he attended grammar school, he began his summer life as a child in his grandparents’ seaside cottage on Islesford, an island link he idealized and maintained throughout his life. He started work at the Northeast Harbor Library in 1971. In 1973 he met and married his wife of 45 years, Miriam Louise Mahon. Bob became Director in 1975 and enjoyed serving 40 years at his beloved Northeast Harbor Library, overseeing seven renovations and ultimately, in 2008, opening the new facility. During his career he was honored by numerous organizations including the Northeast Harbor Library’s Don Coates Award, and the Acadia National Park’s W.O. Sawtelle award. In his time in Northeast Harbor Bob was a pillar in many community organizations, including the Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Departments, and the Police Reserve. He also filled roles on many committees and boards. Bob Pyle died on December 25, 2018.
Robert (Bob) R. Pyle
Item:
  • 7249   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • People
Description:
Robert (Bob) Richard Pyle was born on October 22, 1945 in Phoenixville, PA, the son of Louise Kaler Sawtelle and James Wesley Pyle. Brought as an infant to Searsport where he attended grammar school, he began his summer life as a child in his grandparents’ seaside cottage on Islesford, an island link he idealized and maintained throughout his life. He started work at the Northeast Harbor Library in 1971. In 1973 he met and married his wife of 45 years, Miriam Louise Mahon. Bob became Director in 1975 and enjoyed serving 40 years at his beloved Northeast Harbor Library, overseeing seven renovations and ultimately, in 2008, opening the new facility. During his career he was honored by numerous organizations including the Northeast Harbor Library’s Don Coates Award, and the Acadia National Park’s W.O. Sawtelle award. In his time in Northeast Harbor Bob was a pillar in many community organizations, including the Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Departments, and the Police Reserve. He also filled roles on many committees and boards. Bob Pyle died on December 25, 2018. [show more]
7248Asticou Inn
  • Reference
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
Asticou Inn
Item:
  • 7248   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor