Keywords: Captain Patten
Item 82324
Twilight I Steamboat, Moosehead Lake, ca. 1888
Contributed by: Moosehead Historical Society Date: circa 1888 Location: Greenville Media: Photographic print
Item 104484
English Friends of Capt. F. Patten of Bath, ca. 1850
Do you know of a Capt. F. Patten of Bath from this time period?
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Bath Media: Daguerreotype
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Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
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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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Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property
… Historical Society Phebe’s second husband was Captain Isaac Treworgy. She must have had a special passion for Isaac, the way she wrote his name so…
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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century
There were sea captains (Master Mariners) in the Coggins (four generations), Treworgy, Clark, Haskell and Torrey families.
