1931 E. S. Dana speech on Seal Harbor history to Seal Harbor Village Improvement Society

Identifier:
12037  
Object ID:
003.17.1
Catalog:
Archives
Title:
1931 E. S. Dana speech on Seal Harbor history to Seal Harbor Village Improvement Society
Subject:
Other, Villages
Other, Speechwriting
Other, Historic parks
Other, Civic leaders
Other, Seal Harbor Village Improvement Society
Description:
Envelope addressed to Mrs. A.C. Brown of Cleveland, Ohio, and an enclosed typewritten copy of a speech (6 pages) by E.S. Dana which was delivered at a meeting of the Seal Harbor Village Improvement Society in 1931.
Discusses the early history of the village and includes references to John Clement (first settler of the village in 1809), Charles Clement, Edward Dunham, George Stebbins, George Cooksey, Mr. Dane, Mr. Griswold, Glencove Hotel, John Rockefeller, Professor Rowland, Seaside Casino, Presidents Eliot and Gilman. Describes the development plans of and subsequent breakdown of George Cooksey; the efforts of George Stebbins to carry out Cooksey's plans. paths and roads of Seal Harbor, Jordan Pond House and Thomas MacIntire.
Date:
1931
Collection:
Seal Harbor History

Citation

“1931 E. S. Dana speech on Seal Harbor history to Seal Harbor Village Improvement Society,” Mount Desert Island Historical Society, accessed January 5, 2025, https://mdihs.digitalarchive.us/items/show/11671.Item 12037

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