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Keywords: Historic sites
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Item 15885
Title: Longfellow National Historic Site, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Contributed by: Longfellow National Historic Site
Date: 1990
Location: Cambridge
Media: Wood
Item 31422
Title: Scarborough Historical Society and Museum Building, ca. 1964
Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum
Date: circa 1964
Location: Scarborough
Media: Photograph
Item 161
Title: Portland Observatory Poster
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1937
Location: Portland
Media: paper
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George Popham and a group of fellow Englishmen arrived at the mouth of the Kennebec River, hoping to trade with Native Americans, find gold and other valuable minerals, and discover a Northwest passage. In 18 months, the fledgling colony was gone.
Sites Showing 3 of 9 View All
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Longfellow National Historic Site
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Site
A unique two-town history. Prince Memorial Library, Cumberland Historical Society, North Yarmouth Historical Society, Skyline Farm, and Greely Middle School partnered to tell the story of how Cumberland and North Yarmouth were originally part of the same community. Libraries, the Civil War, pauper laws, main streets, local industries, and Skyline Farm are some of the topics covered on the site.
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Biddeford History & Heritage Project
Highlights of Biddeford history presented by McArthur Public Library, Biddeford Historical Society, and Biddeford High School’s Project ASPIRE class. The site explores shipbuilding, the Civil War homefront, women’s clubs, influential residents, and some of the city’s famous artists and inventors.