Maine Memory Network

Traffic control, Portland, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

George Dennison letter, war prisoner, 1814

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1814 Location: Freeport; Dartmoor Media: Ink on paper

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Prisoners of War

Mainers have been held prisoners in conflicts fought on Maine and American soil and in those fought overseas. In addition, enemy prisoners from several wars have been brought to Maine soil for the duration of the war.