Early Photographs of Townsend Late 1800s

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Early Photographs of TownsendLate 1800s

• Top row L to R
• Harbor Church
• Harbor Depot
• Lamplighter

• Second Row L to R
• Flour Feed, Hay and Grain Co.
• Cranberry Bog
• As you Like It Club

• Third Row L to R
• Grist Mill
• General Store
• Spaulding Leatherboard Factory

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Townsend Harbor

• General Store and Post Office
• Late 1890s
• What items do you see in the photograph?

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Townsend Harbor

• Grist Mill
• Late 1890s

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Townsend Harbor

• General Store
• Late 1890s

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Townsend Harbor

• The Townsend Harbor Bridge
• What materials were used to construct the bridge?
• What type of transportation method is seen in the
  photograph?

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Townsend Harbor Today

• The Reed Homestead
• The home of Oliver Letty Reed
• What would life be like in this house?

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The Reed Homestead
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The Reed Homstead
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The Reed Homestead

• Do you see an important addition to Townsend
  Harbor that would indicate a response to change?

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Townsend Harbor Cooperage

• Built circa 1760
• What is a cooperage?
• Do you think something
• important happened in this building?
• What do you think it is used for today? What
  evidence does the picture provide?

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Different views of the CooperageWhat do you
notice about the landscape?
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The Grist Mill

• Built circa 1840
• What is a Grist Mill?
• What evidence does the photograph provide that
  indicates change over time?
• What was this structure used for?
• Does the landscape provide any clues?

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Views of the Townsend Harbor Landscape

• Squannacook River
• How important was this river
• to the community?
• What does the physical
• landscape tell us?
• How do people adapt to the landscape?
• What conclusions can you draw from these
  photographs?

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The Old Mansion Formerly known as Conants
Tavern

• Built in 1760 (front part of
• building four rooms)
• What was the tavern used for in the 18th century?
• Do you think is was used for the same purpose in
  later years?