Keywords: Maine -- Administrative and political divisions
Item 100725
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1858 Location: Portland Media: Lithograph with hand-coloring
Item 104603
Map of the State of Maine, 1820
Contributed by: Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education Date: 1820 Media: Engraving
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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.
Exhibit
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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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
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