▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁to ▁restore ▁it ▁to ▁its ▁original ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁character . ▁While ▁this ▁renov ation ▁was ▁being ▁carried ▁out ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁arte fact s ▁were ▁discovered ▁in ▁the ▁garden , ▁some ▁d ating ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s . ▁Items ▁included ▁Victor ian ▁pip es , ▁g inger ▁be er ▁j ars ▁and ▁medicine ▁bott les . ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁museum ' s ▁collection . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : M useum s ▁in ▁Es sex ▁Category : B iller ic ay ▁Category : Local ▁museum s <0x0A> </s> ▁Dark ▁Har bor ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁most ▁southern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Is les bor o ▁in ▁Wal do ▁County , ▁Maine . ▁Alt ogether , ▁Dark ▁Har bor ▁cons umes ▁one - qu arter ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁in ▁Is les bor o . ▁Many ▁prominent ▁families ▁from ▁New ▁York , ▁Philadelphia , ▁and ▁Boston ▁took ▁summer ▁res iden cy ▁in ▁Dark ▁Har bor . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Dark ▁Har bor , ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁syn onymous ▁meaning ▁of ▁obsc ure ▁or ▁hidden , ▁was ▁noted ▁in ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁century ▁for ▁its ▁pictures que ▁summer ▁c ott ages . ▁Following ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁Is les bor o ▁Land ▁and ▁Im prov ement ▁Company , ▁the ▁Dark ▁Har bor ▁summer ▁resort ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁summer ▁resort ▁location ▁to ▁be ▁built