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Historical Items

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Item 66637

Boats on Long Lake, Naples, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Naples Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 111008

Pigeon River, including waterways between Lakes Kaseigunaha and Superior, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1820 Media: Ink on paper

Item 116523

Manuscript map of Cape Hurd, Lake Huron, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1820 Media: Ink on paper

Online Exhibits

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Raising Fish

Mainers began propagating fish to stock ponds and lakes in the mid 19th century. The state got into the business in the latter part of the century, first concentrating on Atlantic salmon, then moving into raising other species for stocking rivers, lakes, and ponds.

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Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

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Colonial Cartography: The Plymouth Company Maps

The Plymouth Company (1749-1816) managed one of the very early land grants in Maine along the Kennebec River. The maps from the Plymouth Company's collection of records constitute some of the earliest cartographic works of colonial America.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… complete with gymnasium and cafeteria, on August 26, 1951. Through the energy and persistence of its school-minded citizens, the new Strong Public…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"On September 26, 1864, he reenlisted from Strong in Battery 2, 1st Maine Light Artillery, and was mustered out on June 16, 1865."

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Caribou Public Library

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

My Maine Stories

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Story

John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne

Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.