Bridgton,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Bridgton from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The undeveloped land was first called Pondicherry. It was granted in 1768 by the Massachusetts General Court to Moody Bridges and a group of proprietors. Settlement began in 1770 at what is now North Bridgton, where a tavern was built. The community was organized in 1779 as Bridgetown Plantation, named after Moody Bridges, and then incorporated on February 7, 1794, as Bridgton.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Bridgton’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewCumberland Mills [?], Cumberland …, c. 1869: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Bridgton, decade by decade
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CommonsCumberland Mills [?], Cumberland Co., Mainec. 1869![Cumberland Mills [?], Cumberland Co., Maine](https://images.towntapestry.org/story/23387/39da524b64353ebe5c4d-s.jpg)
CommonsCumberland Mills [?], Cumberland Co., Mainec. 1869
CommonsNorth Bridgton, Mec. 1869
CommonsNorth Bridgton, Mec. 1869
CommonsSteamboat.Alternate Title: Bridgton and vicinityc. 1869
CommonsSteamboat.Alternate Title: Bridgton and vicinityc. 1869
CommonsViews of Bridgton.Alternate Title: Bridgton and vicinityc. 1869
CommonsViews of Bridgton.Alternate Title: Bridgton and vicinityc. 1869
1990s
Then & now
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