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William Pitt Preble, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Cranberry Isles Media: Daguerreotype

William Pitt Preble wallet, Great Cranberry Island, 1836

Contributed by: Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Date: 1836 Location: Cranberry Isles Media: Leather with ink inscription

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57 Preble Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: William L. Jones Use: Store - Furniture

Assessor's Record, 57 Preble Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: William L. Jones Use: Shop - Saw Filing

Commander George Henry Preble

George Henry Preble of Portland, nephew of Edward Preble who was known as the father of the U.S. Navy, temporarily lost his command during the Civil War when he was charged with failing to stop a Confederate ship from getting through the Union blockade at Mobile.

Great Cranberry Island's Preble House

The Preble House, built in 1827 on a hilltop over Preble Cove on Great Cranberry Island, was the home to several generations of Hadlock, Preble, and Spurling family members -- and featured in several books.

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"… Compromise: A Moral Dilemma William P. Preble to William King regarding Missouri Compromise, Portland, 1820 Although delighted by the arrival…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"… as the separationist delegation led by William Preble claimed an inaccuracy in the meaning of the term "majority." In response to Preble's faulty…"

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars