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Keywords: Downtown districts

Historical Items

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Item 111717

Lower Main Street, Fort Kent, ca. 1903

Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: circa 1903 Location: Fort Kent Media: Photographic print

Item 15954

Water Street, Skowhegan ca. 1923

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1923 Location: Skowhegan Media: Postcard

Item 105872

Main Street, South Bristol, 1911

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: 1911 Location: South Bristol Media: Glass Plate Negative

Tax Records

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Item 77888

5 Tolman Place, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Water District Use: Garage

Item 35928

14-16 Casco Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Water District Use: Office

Item 77887

5 Tolman Place, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Fred H. Johnson Use: Dwelling - Two family

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 116451

U.S. Courthouse alterations, Portland, 1930-1931

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1930–1931 Location: Portland; Portland Client: United States Treasury Department Architect: J. A. Wetmore

Item 111580

Galen C. Moses house, Bath, 1901

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1901 Location: Bath Client: Galen C. Moses Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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William King

Maine's first governor, William King, was arguably the most influential figure in Maine's achieving statehood in 1820. Although he served just one year as the Governor of Maine, he was instrumental in establishing the new state's constitution and setting up its governmental infrastructure.

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Maine Streets: The Postcard View

Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.

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"We are growing to be somewhat cosmopolitan..." Waterville, 1911

Between 1870 and 1911, Waterville more than doubled in size, becoming a center of manufacturing, transportation, and the retail trade and offering a variety of entertainments for its residents.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… Register Historic Districts and a local historic district that encompass the central business district and residential areas of Bath."

Site Page

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… County Communication Center, County Treasurer, District Attorney, Register of Deeds, Register of Probate, and the Sheriff's Department."

Site Page

Historic Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"The City then applied to the National Park Service for recognition of a 205 acre parcel as a National Historic District."

My Maine Stories

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Story

Alex Mouzas: Passionate about sharing his Greek-American roots
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A personal, in-depth look into the life and contributions of area Greek-Americans

Story

Rachel Tourigny: Richness of growing up in a big, "poor" family
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A most vivid and heartwarming account of life during a simpler time

Story

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.