Keywords: Industrial districts
Item 81444
Water District weathervane, Portland, ca. 1928
Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: circa 1928 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 98877
Smith's Mills village street, east side, Standish, 1923
Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: 1923-08-18 Location: Standish Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
In Time and Eternity: Shakers in the Industrial Age
"In Time and Eternity: Maine Shakers in the Industrial Age 1872-1918" is a series of images that depict in detail the Shakers in Maine during a little explored time period of expansion and change.
Exhibit
Washington County Through Eastern's Eye
Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.
Site Page
Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812
"The population had increased nearly fifty percent during the 1790s, and between 1794 and 1807 the shipping industry tripled."
Site Page
Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood
"Before it achieved statehood, the District of Maine was a territory of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts."
Story
Rachel Tourigny: Richness of growing up in a big, "poor" family
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A most vivid and heartwarming account of life during a simpler time
Story
A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin
As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down
Lesson Plan
Becoming Maine: The District of Maine's Coastal Economy
Grade Level: 3-5
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will introduce students to the maritime economy of Maine prior to statehood and to the Coasting Law that impacted the separation debate. Students will examine primary documents, take part in an activity that will put the Coasting Law in the context of late 18th century – early 19th century New England, and learn about how the Embargo Act of 1807 affected Maine in the decades leading to statehood.
