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The Saco River
From its source in New Hampshire's White Mountains to its mouth at Saco-Biddeford, the Saco River draws visitors and residents alike to swim, fish, canoe, and white-water kayak. The Saco brought tourists to the White Mountains and influenced the development of both large and small towns, shaping their history and creating bustling centers of industry. The Saco River documents the river through postcards from 1905 to the 1940s, when mills dominated the landscape.
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The Saco River
From its source in New Hampshire's White Mountains to its mouth at Saco-Biddeford, the Saco River draws visitors and residents alike to swim, fish, canoe, and white-water kayak. The Saco brought tourists to the White Mountains and influenced the development of both large and small towns, shaping their history and creating bustling centers of industry. The Saco River documents the river through postcards from 1905 to the 1940s, when mills dominated the landscape.
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The Saco River

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The Saco River

Overview

From its source in New Hampshire's White Mountains to its mouth at Saco-Biddeford, the Saco River draws visitors and residents alike to swim, fish, canoe, and white-water kayak. The Saco brought tourists to the White Mountains and influenced the development of both large and small towns, shaping their history and creating bustling centers of industry. The Saco River documents the river through postcards from 1905 to the 1940s, when mills dominated the landscape.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780738573595
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 11/22/2010
Series: Postcard History Series
Pages: 128
Sales rank: 1,080,734
Product dimensions: 6.50(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

David Robinson and his daughter, Elizabeth Tanefis, have spent many years living on the Saco River in Steep Falls. Robinson is a local historian with an extensive personal collection of images of the Saco River. He serves on the board of the Saco River Corridor Commission, is a trustee of the Old Red Church in Standish, and participates in numerous civic initiatives. Tanefis resides in Boston where she is actively involved in environmental health issues and serves on an advisory council to the mayor.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 Saco Lake and Crawford Notch 9

2 Bartlett and the Conways 13

3 Fryeburg 21

4 Brownfield and Hiram 33

5 Steep Falls and Limington 45

6 Bonny Eagle 59

7 West Buxton 71

8 Bar Mills 85

9 Salmon Falls 95

10 Saco-Biddeford 107

Bibliography 127

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