Keywords: Fort Scammell
Item 52769
Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn, 1848
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1848 Location: Portland Media: Paint, canvas, cloth, wood
Item 13756
Cannon at Fort Scammel, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine
For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.
