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Historical Items

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Item 7286

Deed of land in Cape Elizabeth, 1809

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1809-05-03 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Ink on paper

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Item 6384

Deposition reagarding the charcter of Pere Pole, 1792

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1792-05-19 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 27103

Dark Harbor Cottages Poster, Islesboro, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Islesboro Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Islesboro Media: Ink on paper

Tax Records

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Item 87376

Hedman property, Hedman Land, Long Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Erik Hedman Use: Hen House

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Assessor's Record, 28-30 Fox Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Annie F. McDonald Use: Land only

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111546

Cottage for Francis Cushing on Cushing Island, Portland, ca. 1896

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1896 Location: Portland Client: Francis Cushing Architect: John Calvin Stevens

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Building for Drs. Moody & Lewis, Greenville, ca. 1972

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1972 Location: Greenville Client: Dr. Moody Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Item 111772

C. L. Baxter house alterations, Portland, 1901-1945

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1901–1945 Location: Portland Client: C. L. Baxter Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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Settling along the Androscoggin and Kennebec

The Proprietors of the Township of Brunswick was a land company formed in 1714 and it set out to settle lands along the Androscoggin and Kennebec Rivers in Maine.

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Colonial Cartography: The Plymouth Company Maps

The Plymouth Company (1749-1816) managed one of the very early land grants in Maine along the Kennebec River. The maps from the Plymouth Company's collection of records constitute some of the earliest cartographic works of colonial America.

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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?

Site Pages

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"A 1784 survey of the marsh by Moses Banks noted owners of marsh lots at that time. Click to view Salt Marsh Tools Salt hay continued to be…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"… Flagg (1705-1771) Gershom Flagg was half share owner in the Plymouth Company and a master builder."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"A successful merchant, he was also a farmer, owner of trading vessels and a town justice. The King home, built across from the marsh, was originally…"

My Maine Stories

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Harold's Garage, Rome Hollow, Maine
by Mimi C

Story about Harold Hawes, owner of Harold's garage and self-styled auctioneer in Rome Hollow, Maine

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Carrabassett Village and the Red Stallion Inn circa 1960
by David Rollins

The creation of Carrabassett Village and the Red Stallion Inn at Sugarloaf USA

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How 20 years in the Navy turned me into an active volunteer
by Joy Asuncion

My service didn't end when I retired from the Navy