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Historical Items

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Item 13947

G. Francis Anderson, 1923

Contributed by: Bucksport Historical Society Date: 1923 Location: Bucksport Media: Photographic print

Item 27907

Front Street at Arch Street, Bath, ca. 1892

Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: circa 1892 Location: Bath Media: Photographic print

Item 16381

Soldiers Cemetery, Hancock Barracks, Houlton, 1829

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1829 Location: Houlton Media: Digital photograph

Online Exhibits

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Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs

The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.

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This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War

For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.

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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator

George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.

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Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"Webber, formerly a clerk at Anderson Pharmacy, purchased the drugstore in 1912, running it successfully until 1933. Merton O."

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Acknowledgements

"Adams Will Anderson, The Great, State of Maine Beer Book Bangor Historical Society Debra Verrier Barry Baxter Memorial Library Bowdoin College…"