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Historical Items

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Item 71587

Fort William Henry at Pemaquid, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Pemaquid Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 148969

Pemaquid Point, August 26, 1869

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1869-08-26 Location: Bristol Media: Watercolor, graphite

Item 26906

Iron Hooks Used to Hang a Musket, ca. 1690

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: circa 1690 Location: Bristol Media: Metal

Online Exhibits

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Guarding Maine Rail Lines

Black soldiers served in Maine during World War II, assigned in small numbers throughout the state to guard Grand Trunk rail lines from a possible German attack. The soldiers, who lived in railroad cars near their posts often interacted with local residents.

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John P. Sheahan, 1st Maine Cavalry, 31st Maine Infantry

John P. Sheahan of Dennysville served in the 1st Maine Cavalry from August 1862 until March 1864 when he was commissioned as a lieutenant in Co. E of the 31st Maine Infantry. His letters reveal much about the life of a soldier, including political views and thoughts about the war.

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Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Site Pages

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"Thomaston Historical Society Mr. Jordan, Williams and others, must be employed to break into the north side of the west end of the quarry."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"… a large-scale shipbuilding business at Fort Wharf on lower Knox Street. Chapman and Flint laid out a new yard on the Narrows (a narrowing of the…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… within one third of a mile of their principal fort, Magruder, while they peppered away at us all day with shot and shell, some of which struck and…"