The Kennebunks in vintage postcards / Brick Store Museum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brick Store Museum Shop (Kennebunk, Maine), author.

Series:

Postcard history series.

Postcard history series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Postcards--Maine.

Postcards.

Historic buildings--Maine--Pictorial works.

Historic buildings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Mount Pleasant : Arcadia Publishing, 2020.

Summary:

The town of Kennebunk split from the neighboring town of Wells on June 24, 1820, just three months after Maine became a state. Kennebunk's proximity to three large bodies of water--the Kennebunk River, the Mousam River, and the Atlantic Ocean--fueled its development over thousands of years. Kennebunk's waterways were home to Wabanaki hunters, settlement farmers, early lumber mills, and a booming shipbuilding business. The Maine coast soon brought tourists to Kennebunk and its beaches. By the 1930s, Kennebunk Beach and its surrounding area contained several hotels and beach cottages. Sites like the Wedding Cake House, Kennebunk Beach, Main Street, and Blowing Cave quickly reached new heights as well-known landmarks. Postcards played a part in fueling the powerhouse tourist industry that remains active to this day.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781439670590

1439670595