For over 360 years, the area has been home to shipbuilders, fishermen, farmers, and tradesmen. This marvelous photographic chronicle traces not only the rich historical traditions of the area, but also the shared sense of life's unbroken continuity present in the towns of the Wiscasset region: Alna, Dresden, Westport Island, Wiscasset, and Woolwich. Vintage photographs profile a few of those who quietly inspired others through their efforts to make life better in the region, as well as those men and women of wealth and vision who provided the area with a legacy by their lifestyles and great homes. The book also features views of local taverns, courthouses, general stores, churches, and schoolsall the foundations of a changing, vivacious, and growing community.
For over 360 years, the area has been home to shipbuilders, fishermen, farmers, and tradesmen. This marvelous photographic chronicle traces not only the rich historical traditions of the area, but also the shared sense of life's unbroken continuity present in the towns of the Wiscasset region: Alna, Dresden, Westport Island, Wiscasset, and Woolwich. Vintage photographs profile a few of those who quietly inspired others through their efforts to make life better in the region, as well as those men and women of wealth and vision who provided the area with a legacy by their lifestyles and great homes. The book also features views of local taverns, courthouses, general stores, churches, and schoolsall the foundations of a changing, vivacious, and growing community.
![Around Wiscasset: Alna, Dresden, Westport Island, Wiscasset, and Woolwich](http://img.images-bn.com/static/redesign/srcs/images/grey-box.png?v11.11.4)
Around Wiscasset: Alna, Dresden, Westport Island, Wiscasset, and Woolwich
128![Around Wiscasset: Alna, Dresden, Westport Island, Wiscasset, and Woolwich](http://img.images-bn.com/static/redesign/srcs/images/grey-box.png?v11.11.4)
Around Wiscasset: Alna, Dresden, Westport Island, Wiscasset, and Woolwich
128Paperback
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780738564852 |
---|---|
Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing SC |
Publication date: | 07/01/1996 |
Series: | Images of America Series |
Pages: | 128 |
Sales rank: | 1,071,709 |
Product dimensions: | 6.30(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.40(d) |