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Title: Tory Hill Meeting House, Buxton, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Dyer Library Archives / Saco Museum

Date: circa 1900

Location: Buxton

Media: Photograph, glass negative

Title: First Meeting House, Lovell, ca. 1939

Contributed by: Lovell Historical Society

Date: circa 1939

Location: Lovell

Media: Photograph

Title: Islesboro Town Meeting, 1933

Contributed by: Islesboro Historical Society

Date: 1933

Location: Islesboro

Media: Photograph

Address: 81 Oak Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Friends Meeting House

Use: Church

The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families

The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.

Urban Renewal, Urban Removal

Urban renewal, a post World War II impulse to clean up "slums" and other blights in urban areas, led both to renewed economic activities in some cities and towns in Maine and the loss of a number of grand buildings. The loss of the structures helped prompt historic preservation efforts in the state.

Harry Lyon: An Old Sea Dog Takes to the Air

Through a chance meeting, Harry Lyon of Paris Hill became the navigator on the 1928 flight of the Southern Cross, the first trans-Pacific flight. His skill as a navigator, despite his lack of experience, was a key factor on the flight's success.