Keywords: Chesapeake Bay
Item 100590
Samuel B. Washburn, Portland, ca. 1865
Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: circa 1865 Location: Portland Media: Carte de visite
Item 7490
Nova Belgica et Anglia Nova, ca. 1635
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1635 Media: Map, ink on paper
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.
