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Keywords: General Walker

Historical Items

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Item 79497

Adeline Walker on conditions at Annapolis hospital, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Portland; Annapolis Media: Ink on paper

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Item 8901

Maine General Hospital fire safety training, Portland, 1953

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1953-10-05 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 79494

U.S. Gen. Hospital, Annapolis, to R.F. Society, Portland, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Annapolis; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Architecture & Landscape

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Item 116358

Walker Street improvement for Dr. Holt, Portland, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Portland Client: E. E. Holt Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

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The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families

The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.

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Westbrook Seminary: Educating Women

Westbrook Seminary, built on Stevens Plain in 1831, was founded to educate young men and young women. Seminaries traditionally were a form of advanced secondary education. Westbrook Seminary served an important function in admitting women students, for whom education was less available in the early and mid nineteenth century.

Site Pages

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"F.F. Caswell was the general manager. Later Carl Walker became plant manager. High quality milk was provided by area farmers."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"1900Mexico Historical Society Dr. Walker was the earliest educated physician, whose residence occupied the site of the Henry Parks house. Dr."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"… early settlers such as Severy, Morse, Hannaford, Walker, Hiscock, and Science Hill. Most are named after homesteaders who settled the hilly land."

My Maine Stories

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Story

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

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