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Historical Items

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Mystery Corner Item

Item 16237

Parade, Market Square, Houlton, ca. 1905

Mystery Corner Item What parade was this?

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1905 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 18742

Frederick Alton Powers, Houlton, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Houlton Media: Oil painting

Item 52660

Hiram Adelman, Mars Hill, ca. 1935

Contributed by: An individual through Colby College Special Collections Date: circa 1935 Location: Mars Hill Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Prisoners of War

Mainers have been held prisoners in conflicts fought on Maine and American soil and in those fought overseas. In addition, enemy prisoners from several wars have been brought to Maine soil for the duration of the war.

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Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art

Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.

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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.

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Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"government sent peacekeeping troops to Houlton and this initiated the building of the military road between Houlton and Bangor—this same road…"