Keywords: Maine Street Baptist Church and Society, Brunswick
Item 34546
Rev. George Knox, Brunswick, ca. 1860
Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1860 Location: Lewiston; Topsham; Brunswick Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
The Swinging Bridge: Walking Across the Androscoggin
Built in 1892 to entice workers at the Cabot Manufacturing Corporation in Brunswick to move to newly built housing in Topsham, the Androscoggin Pedestrian "Swinging" Bridge or Le Petit Pont quickly became important to many people traveling between the two communities.
Exhibit
This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War
For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.
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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle
"John River as the boundary between Maine and New Brunswick. The treaty opened northern Maine for settlement without restriction and exposed…"
