Keywords: Coast artillery
Item 15279
Coastal Artillery Corps companies, Fort McKinley, 1909
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 15273
Coastal Artillery Corps camp, Great Diamond Island, 1909
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
World War I and the Maine Experience
With a long history of patriotism and service, Maine experienced the war in a truly distinct way. Its individual experiences tell the story of not only what it means to be an American, but what it means to be from Maine during the war to end all wars.
Exhibit
This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War
For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - U.S. Flagship Hartford
"We also learned about artillery onboard the ship. We also learned more about the captain of this ship. This is a secondary resource."
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3
"… Crosby as a writer and sent her all over the east coast to represent the Maine Woods at expositions and on boards promoting tourism."
Story
My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne
Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima
