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Historical Items

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Item 75478

Telegram on Union movement toward Vicksburg, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Vicksburg; New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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General Pepperrell at the Siege of Louisbourg, 1745

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1745 Location: Louisbourg Media: Ink on paper

Item 22510

William Pepperrell to John Bradstreet, 1746

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1746 Location: Kittery; Louisbourg Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Big Timber: the Mast Trade

Britain was especially interested in occupying Maine during the Colonial era to take advantage of the timber resources. The tall, straight, old growth white pines were perfect for ships' masts to help supply the growing Royal Navy.

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John Hancock's Relation to Maine

The president of the Continental Congress and the Declaration's most notable signatory, John Hancock, has ties to Maine through politics, and commercial businesses, substantial property, vacations, and family.

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Commander George Henry Preble

George Henry Preble of Portland, nephew of Edward Preble who was known as the father of the U.S. Navy, temporarily lost his command during the Civil War when he was charged with failing to stop a Confederate ship from getting through the Union blockade at Mobile.

Site Pages

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"… Bend which occurred on April 14, 1863 and the Siege of Port Hudson as well. The 22nd Maine Regiment consisted of ten companies and one-hundred…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"" In 1765 Col. Nathan Parker, who fought at the siege of Louisburg, came and married a daughter of Joseph Wood and made the third family."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"The siege of Richmond has commenced. We arrived here Sunday noon after a march of six miles, and went right to work felling trees and making rifle…"