Keywords: Ordnance industry
Item 13279
Oriental Powder Mills, South Windham, ca. 1855
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1855 Location: Windham Media: Ink on paper
Item 5781
Portland Company employees, ca. 1917
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
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Workers in Maine have labored in factories, on farms, in the woods, on the water, among other locales. Many of Maine's occupations have been determined by the state's climate and geographical features.
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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3
"C., where he served in Ordnance Department until the close of the war. Returning to Mexico in 1865, he bought back his old store at the Corner and…"
