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Item 101728

Frederick Fowler on deck of "GNP Co. No. 41" boat, Lower Lakes West Branch, ca. 1947

Contributed by: Norcross Heritage Trust Date: circa 1947 Location: Indian Purchase Township No. 3 Media: Photographic print

Item 109061

Puddle Dock, Belfast, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1915 Location: Belfast Media: Glass Plate Negative

Item 41714

View of Passamaquoddy Bay, Lubec, ca. 1908

Contributed by: Matt Hoopes through Lubec Memorial Library Date: circa 1908 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard

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Edmund S. Muskie, Democratic nominee for U.S. vice president, 1968

Clean Water: Muskie and the Environment

Maine Senator Edmund S. Muskie earned the nickname "Mr. Clean" for his environment efforts during his tenure in Congress from 1959 to 1980. He helped created a political coalition that passed important clean air and clean water legislation, drawing on his roots in Maine.

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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?

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John Monroe Dillingham, Freeport, ca. 1861

War Through the Eyes of a Young Sailor

Eager to deal with the "Sesech" [Secessionists], young deepwater sailor John Monroe Dillingham of Freeport enlisted in the U.S. Navy as soon as he returned from a long voyage in 1862. His letters and those of his family offer first-hand insight into how one individual viewed the war.