subject: Webster Lake

 

Point Pleasant, Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, Webster, Mass.

description
  • – Hand colored postcard; Point Pleasant offered summer cottages along the shores of the lake. Pictured at the entrance is a large arched sign welcoming visitors. Signage is also visible for the store and ice cream parlor.
subjectcollectiondate
  • – 1900-1930
publisherrelation
  • – Part of the local history collection of the Chester C. Corbin Public Library, Webster, Massachusetts<http://www.corbinlibrary.org>
format
  • – image/jpg
source
  • – postcard published by Larchar&Branch, Inc. Webster, Mass.

Beacon Park boat landing, Lake Chargoggagogg-Manchauggagoggagungamaugg, Chaubunagungamaugg, Webster, Mass.

description
  • – Beacon Park, a lakeside resort, was built by Edgar Hill. The three-story main building is pictured, as are some canoes. At the boat landing is a steam-powered excursion boat that would ferry passengers to various points around Webster Lake.
subjectcollectiondate
  • – 1900-1930
publisherrelation
  • – Part of the local history collection of the Chester C. Corbin Public Library, Webster, Massachusetts<http://www.corbinlibrary.org>
format
  • – image/jpg
source
  • – postcard published by"J. I. Williams, Worcester, Mass., U.S.A."

Point Breeze pavilion on Webster Lake

description
  • – Point Breeze, a lakeside resort, was purchased by Edgar Hill in 1897. The pavilion included a large dance hall. Pictured is a man holding a bundle of papers near a woman sitting in a horse-drawn carriage.
subjectcollectiondate
  • – 1890-1920?
publisherrelation
  • – Part of the local history collection of the Chester C. Corbin Public Library, Webster, Massachusetts<http://www.corbinlibrary.org>
format
  • – image/jpg

Beacon Park boardwalk

description
  • – Beacon Park, a lakeside resort, was built by Edgar Hill. The main building has domed covered porches and a features a prominent cupola. American flags fly from three flag poles. Along the side is a covered boardwalk where men and women are seen congregating around the soda fountain.
subjectcollectiondate
  • – 1906
publisherrelation
  • – Part of the local history collection of the Chester C. Corbin Public Library, Webster, Massachusetts<http://www.corbinlibrary.org>
format
  • – image/jpg

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