Keywords: Aroostook War, 1839
Item 11771
Calais Frontier Guard banner, 1839
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1839 Media: Oil and gold leaf on silk
Item 28938
New Brunswick border dispute proclamation, 1839
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1839-02-13 Location: Fredericton Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
The boundaries of Maine are the product of international conflict, economic competition, political fights, and contested development. The boundaries are expressions of human values; people determined the shape of Maine.
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War
"… I was someone who was living at the time of the Aroostook War (also known as the “Pork and Beans War” and the “Lumberjack War”), I would be nervous…"
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 3 of 3
"… Adventures in Aroostook County"