Beech Hill

Letter to the MDI Historical Society

Letter from Dean Purdie to the MDI Historical Society discussing the Dow family genealogy and connection with Mount Desert Island. Purdie also sent materials detailing Dow family members.

Chisholm's guidebook.excerpts; J. Darling advertisement

Few pages copied (?) from Chisholm's Mount.Desert Guide.Book by M.F. Sweetser, 1888, primarily about Somes Sound, Somesville, Beech Hill,. Typewritten copy of advertisement by J. Darling for canoes to rent and other amenities at Eagle Lake…

Letter Regarding History of Center and Other Mount Desert Island Villages

Two page letter describes Noyes' memories from her youth in Center (section of Tremont) on Mount Desert Island. Noyes mentions marriage of Isaiah Ober to Mary Somes, daughter of Lewis Somes. Several landmarks in Center are mentioned.

The Cumulative Impact of Development on Mount Desert Island Maine