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Historical Items

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Item 11162

Gov. King ferry, Bath, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: circa 1920 Location: Bath Media: Photographic print

Item 102204

Mark L. Hill to William King, Washington, D.C., February 4, 1820

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1820-02-04 Location: Washington Media: Ink on paper

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Item 10596

William King, Bath, ca. 1806

Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: circa 1806 Location: Bath; Augusta Media: Oil on Canvas

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111809

Stone House Farm, Bath, 1922

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1922 Location: Bath; Phippsburg Client: William D Sewall Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 111670

Various mantel drawings for multiple clients, 1894-1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1894–1907 Location: Augusta Client: John F. Hill Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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State of Mind: Becoming Maine

The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?

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Scarborough: They Answered the Call

Scarborough met every quota set by the state for supplying Civil War soldiers for Union regiments. Some of those who responded became prominent citizens of the town.

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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.

Site Pages

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong

"… as a town in 1801, it was named Strong, for Gov. Caleb Strong of Massachusetts. High School Yearbook 1923Strong Historical Society By the…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early 1800s

"King sold the quarry with ten acres of property to the state for $3,000 as a site for the Maine State Prison."

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"This has been the “worst storm in decades” said Gov. King “its a never ending storm”. “It was pitch black."