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Historical Items

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Item 105941

Onawa Trestle guards at Morkill, ca. 1942

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1942 Location: Morkill Media: photographic print

Item 105938

Soldiers on guard, Monson, ca. 1942

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1942 Location: Monson Media: photographic print

Item 105932

Black Guard soldiers at the station, Morkill, ca. 1943

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1943 Location: Monson Media: photographic print

Online Exhibits

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A Convenient Soldier: The Black Guards of Maine

The Black Guards were African American Army soldiers, members of the segregated Second Battalion of the 366th Infantry sent to guard the railways of Maine during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. The purpose of the Black Guards' deployment to Maine was to prevent terrorist attacks along the railways, and to keep Maine citizens safe during the war.

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Guarding Maine Rail Lines

Black soldiers served in Maine during World War II, assigned in small numbers throughout the state to guard Grand Trunk rail lines from a possible German attack. The soldiers, who lived in railroad cars near their posts often interacted with local residents.

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State of Mind: Becoming Maine

The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?

Site Pages

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Co. B, Maine State Guard member, Bangor, 1864

"Martin wrote, "Co B State guard black pants blue Broad cloth frock coat & a United States cap J R Richr Capt R L Morrison Lieut." View additional…"

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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Coast Guard, Yeaton later became known as the "Father of the Coast Guard." Yeaton, friend and companion to Allan, retired in 1798 to his North Lubec…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"… out to the Army to house black soldiers who guarded the rail during that time. Also, a used boxcar was once used as a jail when the police were in…"

My Maine Stories

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A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin

As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down