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Historical Items

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Item 15810

Bangor Stoneware Company jug, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Kings Landing Historical Settlement Date: circa 1890 Location: Bangor; Grand Falls Media: Stoneware

Item 35320

Restored Bellarmine Stoneware Jug, Bristol, 1610

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: 1610 Location: Bristol Media: Redware

Item 55345

Recreated bellarmine jug, Popham Colony, ca. 1600

Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: circa 1600 Location: Phippsburg Media: Pottery

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Popham Colony

George Popham and a group of fellow Englishmen arrived at the mouth of the Kennebec River, hoping to trade with Native Americans, find gold and other valuable minerals, and discover a Northwest passage. In 18 months, the fledgling colony was gone.

Exhibit

Harry Lyon: An Old Sea Dog Takes to the Air

Through a chance meeting, Harry Lyon of Paris Hill became the navigator on the 1928 flight of the Southern Cross, the first trans-Pacific flight. His skill as a navigator, despite his lack of experience, was a key factor on the flight's success.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking Implements

"… New England's Great Secret X Scamman Jug, 1689-1702 Germany, Westerwald District Salt-glazed stoneware Collections of Dyer Library / Saco…"

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"… Solomon Hanscomb and his two sons discovered a jug filled with fifty-two sixteenth and seventeenth century gold and silver coins and a gold…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"The addition of a jug (probably the photographer's prop), suggests the stereotype of drinking. X Portland, Maine."

My Maine Stories

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Story

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars