Keywords: Baxter, James Phinney,
Item 9138
Percival Baxter and Spotted Trout, Cupsuptic Lake 1884
Contributed by: Baxter State Park Date: 1884-06-03 Location: Rangeley Media: Photoprint
Item 58341
James Phinney Baxter, Portland, 1908
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1883 Location: Portland; Gorham Media: Oil
Item 116293
James P. Baxter house, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Client: James P. Baxter Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Item 109989
Residence for James P. Baxter, Jr., Portland, ca. 1908
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1908 Location: Portland Client: James Phinney Baxter, Jr. Architect: Frederick A. Tompson
Exhibit
J.A. Poor and the Portland-Montreal Connection
John A. Poor's determination in 1845 to bring rail service to Maine and to make Portland the winter port for Montreal, along with the steel foundry he started to build locomotives and many other products, helped boost the economy of Portland the state.
Exhibit
MHS in Pictures: exploring our first 200 years
Two years after separating from Massachusetts, Maine leaders—many who were part of the push for statehood—also separated from Massachusetts Historical Society, creating the Maine Historical Society in 1822. The legislation signed on February 5, 1822 positioned MHS as the third-oldest state dedicated historical organization in the nation. The exhibition features MHS's five locations over the institution's two centuries, alongside images of leaders who have steered the organization through pivotal times.
