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Historical Items

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Item 100306

Chinese export porcelain tea bowl, Portland, ca. 1760

Contributed by: Tate House Museum Date: circa 1760 Location: Portland Media: Porcelain

Item 78684

Lumber Mill at the Mill Pond, Somesville, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

Item 29330

Lumber piled on town wharf, Blue Hill, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Blue Hill Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Blue Hill Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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The Life and Legacy of the George Tate Family

Captain George Tate, mast agent for the King of England from 1751 to the Revolutionary War, and his descendants helped shape the development of Portland (first known as Falmouth) through activities such as commerce, shipping, and real estate.

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Walter Wyman and River Power

Walter Wyman's vision to capture the power of Maine's rivers to produce electricity led to the formation of Central Maine Power Co. and to a struggle within the state over what should happen to the power produced by the state's natural resources.

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Ice: A Maine Commodity

Maine's frozen rivers and lakes provided an economic opportunity. The state shipped thousands of tons of ice to ports along the East Coast and to the West Indies that workers had cut and packed in sawdust for shipment or later use.

Site Pages

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Agriculture

"… supplies for the lumber industry or as an exporter of agricultural produce to the nation, agriculture has always been at the center of Presque…"

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Historic Hallowell - In the Beginning - Raw Materials - Quarrying

"… was timber, processed into potash was for export to Britain's soap-making industry. Quarrying granite soon followed."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"The advancement in refrigerated cars made the export of meat possible as well as improved the condition of eggs and fruit."

My Maine Stories

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The Start of Brewing in Maine
by Alan Pugsley

Master brewer Alan Pugsley talked about the beginning of brewing in Maine

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Portland in the 1940s
by Carol Norton Hall

As a young woman in Portland during WWII, the presence of servicemen was life changing.

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Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler

How hunting has impacted my life