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Keywords: Federal Hill

Historical Items

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Item 9796

Federal Style House, Limerick, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Limerick Media: Photographic print

Item 33409

Blue Hill Town Hall, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Blue Hill Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Blue Hill Media: Postcard

Item 34470

7th Maine Regiment encampment, Baltimore, 1861

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Baltimore Media: Lithograph print

Tax Records

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Item 32018

52-54 Adams Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Mariangela D'Ambri Style: Federal Use: Dwelling - Three Family

Item 32023

67-69 Adams Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Jennie E Smith Style: Federal Use: Dwelling - Two family

Item 32317

74-76 Adams Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Chapman National Bank Style: Federal Use: Dwelling - Apartments

Online Exhibits

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Power of Potential

The National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs (NFBPWC) held their seventh annual convention in Portland during July 12 to July 18, 1925. Over 2,000 working women from around the country visited the city.

Exhibit

Surgeon General Alonzo Garcelon

Alonzo Garcelon of Lewiston was a physician, politician, businessman, and civic leader when he became Maine's surgeon general during the Civil War, responsible for ensuring regiments had surgeons, for setting up a regimental hospital in Portland, and generally concerned with the well-being of Maine soldiers.

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Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs

The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"Captain John W. Kane, Blue Hill, ca. 1900Blue Hill Historical Society According to the Maine Register of 1850, there were 13 shipbuilders in Blue…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"… 12, 1867, John's widow Laura applied to the federal government for an increase in her widow's pension."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… yard and the first wharf in town at the foot of Federal Street, an area now covered by Bath Iron Works (BIW), north of Russell Street."

My Maine Stories

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Story

Redlining and the Jewish Communities in Maine
by David Freidenreich

Federal and state policies created unfair housing practices against immigrants, like redlining.

Story

Growing up DownEast
by Darrin MC Mclellan

Stories of growing up Downeast