Keywords: Alna
Item 12397
Dr. Silvester Gardiner's tract, Alna, 1761
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1759-12-29 Location: Alna Media: Ink on paper
Item 10292
Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1800 Location: Alna Media: Forged Iron
Exhibit
Colonial Cartography: The Plymouth Company Maps
The Plymouth Company (1749-1816) managed one of the very early land grants in Maine along the Kennebec River. The maps from the Plymouth Company's collection of records constitute some of the earliest cartographic works of colonial America.
Exhibit
Mainers began propagating fish to stock ponds and lakes in the mid 19th century. The state got into the business in the latter part of the century, first concentrating on Atlantic salmon, then moving into raising other species for stocking rivers, lakes, and ponds.
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is Established - 1823
"… 1772, graduated from Yale in 1791 and settled in Alna, ME. He was an engineer during the War of 1812 and later practiced medicine in Boothbay and…"
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Story
A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker
Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference
Story
An enjoyable conference, Portland 2021
by John C. Decker, Danville, Pennsylvania
Some snippets from a 4-day conference by transportation historians in Portland, September 7-11, 2021
