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Historical Items

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Item 25573

Moose hunt, 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1895 Media: Photographic print

Item 26430

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Bridge, Houlton, 1895

Contributed by: Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library Date: 1895 Location: Houlton; Chicago Media: Photographic print

Item 1027

Hunting at Moosehead Lake, August 1887

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1887 Media: Cabinet photograph

Online Exhibits

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The British capture and occupation of Eastport 1814-1818

The War of 1812 ended in December 1814, but Eastport continued to be under British control for another four years. Eastport was the last American territory occupied by the British from the War of 1812 to be returned to the United States. Except for the brief capture of two Aleutian Islands in Alaska by the Japanese in World War II, it was the last time since 2018 that United States soil was occupied by a foreign government.

Exhibit

John Dunn, 19th Century Sportsman

John Warner Grigg Dunn was an accomplished amateur photographer, hunter, fisherman and lover of nature. On his trips to Ragged Lake and environs, he became an early innovator among amateur wildlife photographers. His photography left us with a unique record of the Moosehead Lake region in the late nineteenth century.

Exhibit

Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art

Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.

Site Pages

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Music in Maine - Music stores

"Bull Moose Music By Chris Brown, CFO Bull Moose Bull Moose Click to learn more Bowdoin College junior Brett Wickard founded Bull Moose Music in…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"… to be a fine of $1,000 for illegally killing a moose. That was a lot of money when most people earned a $1 an hour at work."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… River (originally the Moosiec River (River of Moose). “Aroostook" is a mangled version of Wolastuq, the original name for the St. John River."

My Maine Stories

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Story

Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler

How hunting has impacted my life