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Historical Items

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Item 76531

Surgeon Thompson to Gen. Shepley, Point Lookout, MD, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Point Lookout; New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Item 76629

George Frost to George F. Shepley, New Orleans, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Item 108618

Store and landing on Fosters Point, West Bath, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: West Bath Media: Glass Plate Negative

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Jameson & Wotton Wharf, Friendship

Since 1897, the Jameson & Wotton Wharf in Friendship has been an important addition to the community on Muscongus Bay. The wharf, which is accessible at all tides, was a steamboat stop for many years, as well as important to the lobster business.

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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator

George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.

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Patriotic Imagery: 1861-1880

Imagery on letterhead soldiers used, on soldiers' memorials produced after the war, and on many other items captured the themes of the American Civil War: union, liberty, and freedom.

Site Pages

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… into Strong from the west, tracks easterly to a point south of where the village was settled, then sweeps around a large bend to a southerly track…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"He was appointed to West Point and graduated in 1869 as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US 7th Cavalry Regiment."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"… lowered the level of Day Mountain Pond to a point below the dam, the town had to install a suction pump to keep water supplied to the town."