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Item 27104
Title: Governor Brann Ferry, Islesboro, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Islesboro Historical Society
Date: circa 1940
Location: Islesboro
Media: Postcard
Item 11485
Title: Governor Brann School, Cyr Plantation
Contributed by: Abel J. Morneault Memorial Library
Date: 2003-12-02
Location: Cyr Plantation
Media: color digital photograph
Item 15786
Title: Governor Llewellyn Powers and council, ca. 1897
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum
Date: circa 1897
Location: Houlton; Augusta
Media: Photograph
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Maine's first governor, William King, was arguably the most influential figure in Maine's achieving statehood in 1820. Although he served just one year as the Governor of Maine, he was instrumental in establishing the new state's constitution and setting up its governmental infrastructure.
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2009 marked the bicentennials of the births of Abraham Lincoln and his first vice president, Hannibal Hamlin of Maine. To observe the anniversary, Paris Hill, where Hamlin was born and raised, honored the native statesman and recalled both his early life in the community and the mark he made on Maine and the nation.
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Maine Politicians, National Leaders
From the early days of Maine statehood to the present, countless Maine politicians have made names for themselves on the national stage.
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The history of downtown Bath as created by the students of Bath Middle School, with assistance from members of the Sagadahoc History & Genealogy Room at the Patten Free Library and Bath Historical Society. Seventeen exhibits examine various historic blocks in the downtown section of the city.
Site
Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary
A look back at island life in Maine as captured by a team consisting of Swan's Island Educational Society representatives, which encompasses the community's library and historical society, a class from the Swan's Island School, and an Island Fellow from the Island Institute. Exhibit topics examine islanders at work and play, Baird's Quarry, old buildings, and the changing role of women on the island.