Keywords: Business ventures
Item 76133
Horatio Jose on Portland business opportunities, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Portland; New Orleans; Boston; Worcester Media: Ink on paper
Item 76504
H. Jose to Brig. Gen. Shepley on Portland business, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Portland; New Orleans; Mobile Media: Ink on paper
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John Hancock's Relation to Maine
The president of the Continental Congress and the Declaration's most notable signatory, John Hancock, has ties to Maine through politics, and commercial businesses, substantial property, vacations, and family.
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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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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries
"… some local entrepreneurs to launch business ventures, which were helpful for survival and personal comfort to island families."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Today
"As a new business venture, the firm currently produces solar-powered generators designed for, among other things, disaster relief, a project based on…"
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
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John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne
Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.
