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Item 101272

Penn, Hill, and Burke to the Delegates of South Carolina, 1779

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1779-04-02 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 64625

Letter about changes in North Carolina, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: New Bern; Dennysville Media: Ink on paper

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Item 29287

Soldiers in truck, North Yarmouth, 1942

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1942 Location: North Yarmouth Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111473

Meredith College music building sections, Raleigh, NC, 1978

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1978 Location: Raleigh Client: Meredith College Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson, Architect

Item 111503

Shugart residence elevations, Wendell, NC, 1977

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1977 Location: Wendell Clients: Nancy Shugart; Sam Shugart Architect: Edwin F. Harris; Edwin F. Harris, Architect

Item 111504

Sonner residence elevation and section, NC, 1977

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1977 Client: Sonner Architect: Edwin F. Harris; Edwin F. Harris, Architect

Online Exhibits

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Instructors building, Little Chebeague Island, 1947

Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island

Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.

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Sgt. Nelson W. Jones, 3rd Maine Infantry, ca. 1862

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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Guarding Maine Rail Lines

Black soldiers served in Maine during World War II, assigned in small numbers throughout the state to guard Grand Trunk rail lines from a possible German attack. The soldiers, who lived in railroad cars near their posts often interacted with local residents.

Site Pages

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Main Street, Walnut Hill, North Yarmouth, 1910

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Around North Yarmouth. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia, 2006. North Yarmouth: 1680-1980: An Illustrated History."

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David Webber letter to Cumberland Overseers of the Poor, 1830

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Resources and Links

"Around North Yarmouth. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia, 2006. Mitchell, H. E. Cumberland and No. Yarmouth register, 1904. Reprint."

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"The war took him to Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. Private Luther Lawrence was a member of Company H and he served with…"