Keywords: Martins Point
Item 191
Martin's Point, Portland, ca. 1850
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Portland Media: Oil on panel
Item 20252
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1942-03-21 Location: Falmouth; Portland Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Scientist, author and explorer Donald B. MacMillan established Wiscasset as his homeport for many of the voyages he made to the Arctic region starting in the early 1920s.
Exhibit
Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs
The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Picnic, Fort Point Light, and Fort Pownal, 1865
"… in 1864, Bangor accountant and shopkeeper John Martin (1823-1904) drew a full-page illustration of Excursion Wharf, Fort Pownal, Fort Point Light…"
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin Sr. home, Ellsworth, 1823
"The senior Martin died in February 1824 when his only son was 11 months old. The younger John Martin visited Ellsworth as an adult, with his mother…"
Story
Cantor Beth & Dr David Strassler: personal insights on life
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
The journey of a couple devoted to each other, their family, their community and their religion
Story
How the first chapter Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine
by Doug Rawlings
Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine and is now an international movement
