Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date	Place	Address	Description
13405	Steamboat Wharf at Southwest Harbor	Reference	Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf, Steamboat Wharf				Southwest Harbor	184 Clark Point Road	“Summer tourists who enter Mount Desert by the way of South-west Harbor are liable to receive very unfavorable impressions of this beautiful island. While approaching the shore, the most charming views are obtained, but after the first salutation their majesties the mountains become shy, and when the steamer reaches the pier they are wholly lost to sight. On landing, an ancient, fish-like smell is found to pervade the air around the dock in the vicinity of the lobster-boiling establishment, while the general aspect of the place is hardly inviting. By crossing the harbor to the Ocean House, the view of the mountains may indeed be regained, yet the prospect from the east side is tame.” - Rambles in Mount Desert With Sketches of Travel on The New-England Coast by B.F. DeCosta, p. 45 - 1871	Steamboat Wharf at Southwest Harbor Item: 13405    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf, Steamboat Wharf Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 184 Clark Point Road Description: “Summer tourists who enter Mount Desert by the way of South-west Harbor are liable to receive very unfavorable impressions of this beautiful island. While approaching the shore, the most charming views are obtained, but after the first salutation their majesties the mountains become shy, and when the steamer reaches the pier they are wholly lost to sight. On landing, an ancient, fish-like smell is found to pervade the air around the dock in the vicinity of the lobster-boiling establishment, while the general aspect of the place is hardly inviting. By crossing the harbor to the Ocean House, the view of the mountains may indeed be regained, yet the prospect from the east side is tame.” - Rambles in Mount Desert With Sketches of Travel on The New-England Coast by B.F. DeCosta, p. 45 - 1871 [show more]
2336	Steamboat Wharf at Southwest Harbor	Map, Annotated Map	Places							Steamboat Wharf at Southwest Harbor Item: 2336    Type: Map, Annotated Map Subject: Places

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