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Item 12794
Title: Sloop Hero weathervane
Contributed by: Colby College Special Collections
Location: Waterville
Media: photographic print
Item 34004
Title: Rusticators sailing, Blue Hill, 1907
Contributed by: Blue Hill Public Library
Date: 1907
Location: Blue Hill
Media: Photograph
Item 34005
Title: Summer sailing, Blue Hill, 1907
Contributed by: Blue Hill Public Library
Date: 1907
Location: Blue Hill
Media: Photograph
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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.
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After the canoe, steamboats became the favored method of transportation on Moosehead Lake. They revolutionized movement of logs and helped promote tourism in the region.
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A Brief History of Colby College
Colby originated in 1813 as Maine Literary and Theological Institution and is now a small private liberal arts college of about 1,800 students. A timeline of the history and development of Colby College from 1813 until the present.
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Colby College Special Collections
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea
The history of a town on the northern bank of the St. George River, as told by representatives from Thomaston Historical Society, Thomaston Public Library, Montpelier: the General Henry Knox Museum, and students from Georges Valley High School. Architecture, General Knox, the Civil War, the Great Depression, and the state prison are some of the topics covered.
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Biddeford History & Heritage Project
Highlights of Biddeford history presented by McArthur Public Library, Biddeford Historical Society, and Biddeford High School’s Project ASPIRE class. The site explores shipbuilding, the Civil War homefront, women’s clubs, influential residents, and some of the city’s famous artists and inventors.