Person/Organization: Dow, Neal
Item 155
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1885 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 4167
Brig. Gen. Neal Dow, 13th Maine, 1861
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861 Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Prohibition in Maine in the 1920s
Federal Prohibition took hold of America in 1920 with the passing of the Volstead Act that banned the sale and consumption of all alcohol in the US. However, Maine had the Temperance movement long before anyone was prohibited from taking part in one of America's most popular past times. Starting in 1851, the struggles between the "drys" and the "wets" of Maine lasted for 82 years, a period of time that was everything but dry and rife with nothing but illegal activity.
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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Overview & Introduction
"Overview & Introduction Cache of liquor, Portland, 1920Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Maine played a central role in the United…"
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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Why Study the History of Drinking?
"Why Study the History of Drinking? The history of drinking in Maine and America is rich and complex."
Story
Anti-immigrant violence
by Matthew Jude Barker
Prejudice in Maine against immigrants dates back to at least the mid-1700s
