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Historical Items

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Item 16414

Aerobeacon at Wood Island Lighthouse, Biddeford, c. 1980

Contributed by: Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse Date: circa 1980 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 16418

Wood Island Lighthouse, Biddeford, 1975

Contributed by: Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse Date: 1975-04-04 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 16416

Wood Island Lighthouse dwelling house and barn, Biddeford, ca. 1859

Contributed by: Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse Date: circa 1859 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Belfast During the Civil War: The Home Front

Belfast residents responded to the Civil War by enlisting in large numbers, providing relief from the home front to soldiers, defending Maine's shoreline, and closely following the news from soldiers and from various battles.

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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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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.

Site Pages

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Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Island 1806 • Hopley Yeaton petitioned President Jefferson to establish a light at West Quoddy Head 1807 • President Jefferson initiates trade…"

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"In 1806 Hopley Yeaton petitioned President Jefferson to establish West Quoddy Head Light and in 1809 it was completed with Thomas Dexter as the first…"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… from American ports; with this, President Thomas Jefferson hoped that Britain and France would see value in the rights of a neutral commerce."