Keywords: Buxton's Store
Item 10732
Buxton house and store, Abbot, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Abbot Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Abbot; Abbot Media: Postcard
Item 10720
Buxton Rheumatic Cure Co., Abbot, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Abbot Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Abbot Media: Photographic print
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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
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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.
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland
"Walnut Hill Village The Buxton Tavern (known as the Red House) and the Buxton Tavern Stand across the road were at the heart of the village."
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History
"The Loring children went to the nearby Buxton School, a one room schoolhouse. Skyline Farm Ca. 1900North Yarmouth Historical Society In 1857…"
