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Westbrook, ME history
We are pleased to
announce our second volume of historical reference material pertaining to
Maine, the
Westbrook, Maine: Resident and
Business Directory for 1888.
for ordering information.
Here's what you will find on this new CD-ROM.
- The Westbrook Resident and Business
Directory for 1888, by Emmons & Bonser. When this volume was published, it was
clear that the once rural Town of
Westbrook had become the home of an industrial hub -- known as Saccarappa --
and a secondary hub -- Cumberland Mills. We see a concentration of
residents located in these two locales. There seem to be two of
everything! Lodges, libraries, you name it. It is also very evident from
this book that Westbrook is closely tied to Portland itself, not just
geographically, but in terms of suppliers of many kinds. In fact, the
"Index to Patrons" in the back of the volume lists as many patrons (i.e.
advertisers) in Portland and Biddeford as in Saccarappa.
The Directory contains what
directories of that time typically contained: ads, a business directory, locations of
streets and roads, a residential directory providing names of heads of
households as well as occupation and address, schools, churches, libraries,
associations, and the rest.
Here are some sample pages from the
directory. Click on the thumbnail image to see a full-sized page, and
use the back-arrow on your screen to return to this page.
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From the list of
clubs and associations |
From the directory of residents |
An advertising
page |
From the directory of businesses |
How to obtain
Westbrook, Maine: Directory for 1888
The CD-ROM, ISBN-13 978-0-9791000-0-0, and
ISBN-10 0-9791000-0-3, is available from Between the Lakes
Group for $15.00. There are two convenient ways to order.
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If you'd prefer to order the Westbrook,
Maine -- Directory for 1888 CD-ROM -- or any of our other
CD-ROMS -- by US Mail, simply
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(Some additional pages -- click on any of these thumbnails to see
sample pages full-sized)
Front cover |
Title page |
Table of Contents |
An 1888 health club? |
to go to our page about the
State of Maine.
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