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Historical Items

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Item 23436

Tom (Piggy) Huston, Market Square, Portland, 1869

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1869 Location: Portland Media: Cloth, canvas, paint, wood

Item 33910

Three watercolors of hogs, Blue Hill, ca. 1814

Contributed by: Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc. Date: circa 1814 Location: Blue Hill Media: Pen and ink and watercolor on paper

Item 20367

Pig in a pen, Pettengill Farm, Freeport, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Freeport Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 70755

Assessor's Record, 147-183 Presumpscot Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Rendering Company Use: Hen House - Pig Pen

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Independence and Challenges: The Life of Hannah Pierce

Hannah Pierce (1788-1873) of West Baldwin, who remained single, was the educated daughter of a moderately wealthy landowner and businessman. She stayed at the family farm throughout her life, operating the farm and her various investments -- always in close touch with her siblings.

Exhibit

Popham Colony

George Popham and a group of fellow Englishmen arrived at the mouth of the Kennebec River, hoping to trade with Native Americans, find gold and other valuable minerals, and discover a Northwest passage. In 18 months, the fledgling colony was gone.

Exhibit

The Barns of the St. John River Valley: Maine's Crowning Jewels

Maine's St. John River Valley boasts a unique architectural landscape. A number of historical factors led to the proliferation of a local architectural style, the Madawaska twin barn, as well as a number of building techniques rarely seen elsewhere. Today, these are in danger of being lost to time.

Site Pages

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Agricultural Statistics of the Colony, 1870 to 1880

"… - 22 oxen - 14 cows/calves - 100/40 sheep - 33 pigs - 125 domestic fowl - uncounted 1880 horses - 164 oxen - 92 milk cows - 283 cattle, other -…"

Site Page

John Martin: Expert Observer - Lewiston Journal article on Katahdin Iron Works

"It describes the process of making pig iron and gives some background about the Kathadin Iron Charcoal Co. and the area where it was located."

Site Page

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 2 of 3

"… costs 45 cents per pound dressed; federal pigs cost 70 cents per pound dressed; $35 to kill a pig either way."

My Maine Stories

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Story

Harold's Garage, Rome Hollow, Maine
by Mimi C

Story about Harold Hawes, owner of Harold's garage and self-styled auctioneer in Rome Hollow, Maine