Contributed by Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum
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Description
A water bucket from Hancock Barracks (1828-1845) in Houlton. Hancock Barracks was built to establish a United States military presence in Northern Maine during the boundary dispute which resulted in the "Bloodless Aroostook War" and the settlement of the border between the U.S. and British North America by the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842.
About This Item
- Title: Water bucket from Hancock Barracks, Houlton ca. 1840
- Creation Date: circa 1840
- Subject Date: circa 1840
- Location: Hancock Barracks, Houlton, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Leather
- Dimensions: 30 cm x 23.3 cm x 20.2 cm
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Forts--Maine--Houlton
- Aroostook War, 1839
- United States. Army--Equipment and supplies
- Hancock Barracks (Houlton, Me.)
- Forts and fortifications--Maine--Houlton
- Buckets
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Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum109 Main Street, Houlton, ME 04730
207-532-4216
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