Keywords: Fire Location Indicator
Item 15285
Bar Harbor Fire Department Fire Locator, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Bar Harbor Fire Department Date: circa 1880 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Wood, glass, metal
Item 15283
Bar Harbor Fire Department Bell Locator, ca. 1970
Contributed by: Bar Harbor Fire Department Date: circa 1970 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Wood, metal. glass
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Student Exhibit: Historic Buildings on Madison Ave in Skowhegan
Take a tour and see some of the beautiful old buildings that used to be on Madison Avenue, Skowhegan? A few still remain, but most have been torn down.
Site Page
Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery
"… is etched with a number, when the bead sank, it indicated the level proof of the alcohol. X Ginger Beer Bottle, ca."
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4
"… legal size or those carrying eggs or a V-notch (indicating females capable of bearing eggs) are returned to the water."
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
