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Article concerning Mt. Zircon House fire, 1872
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Hauling Mount Zircon water in wooden barrels
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From the late 1850s until the early 1890s, spring water was hauled off Mount Zircon in large wooden barrels. Steep and often muddy, the road from the spring to the valley floor challenged even expert horse drivers.
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Poland Spring House
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Dexter D. W. Abbott’s 1850s mineral spring and hotel venture on Mount Zircon may have been inspired by the more long-lasting efforts of the Ricker family of Poland, Maine, to whom Abbott was closely related. Hiram Ricker’s Poland Spring House, begun…
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Official opening of the Mount Zircon Moon Tide Spring
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Taken on July 5, 1859, this photograph documents the “official” opening of the Mount Zircon Moon Tide Spring to the public. The identities of the well-dressed people standing around the spring have not come down to us, with the exception of two…
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Panoramic view from Eaton Hill, circa 1890
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A panoramic view of circa 1890 reveals the lush farmland that once existed on and around Mount Zircon, whose pyramid-shaped cone rises in the center of this composite photograph. On the left is the white steeple of the former Methodist Church at East…
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1858 map detail showing Abbotsville and spring
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Gillette and Huntington’s 1858 wall Map of Oxford County, Maine, identifies Mount Zircon as “Peaked Mt.” and Little Mount Zircon as “Thornton Mt.” Named for Dexter D. W. Abbott, the founder of the mineral spring business on Mount Zircon,…
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Dexter Abbott’s 1848 deed
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In 1848, Dexter D. W. Abbott, founder of the mineral spring business at Mt. Zircon, bought farm property at the foot of the mountain on Stickney (now “Zircon”) Brook. Mount Zircon is known as “Peaked Mountain” during this early period. The area is…
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Opening of the Mt. Zircon Spring
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