Granite stairways, stone buildings, and bridges, and ornamental fencing erected in the 1900s augmented the garden cemetery aspects of Mount Hope and met specific design criteria. Trudy Irene Scee, Ph.D., is a free-lance writer and historian. She holds under graduate degrees in Forestry and History, a Master of Arts in History from the University of Montana, and a Doctorate of Philosophy in History from the University of Maine. Dr. Scee has taught history at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick and worked extensively for the University of Maine system. She has published several academic essays and worked as a journalist.
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