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Historical Items

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Item 74543

Gen. G.F. Shepley on New Orleans levees, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-12-29 Location: New Orleans; Charles Parish Media: Ink on paper

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Item 8901

Maine General Hospital fire safety training, Portland, 1953

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1953-10-05 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 7655

Freeman fire bucket, 1783

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1783 Location: Portland Media: Leather

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 148197

Opportunity Farm two fire escapes, New Gloucester, 1944

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1944 Location: New Gloucester Client: Opportunity Farm Association Architect: Megquier & Jones Co.

Online Exhibits

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Looking Out: Maine's Fire Towers

Maine, the most heavily forested state in the nation, had the first continuously operational fire lookout tower, beginning a system of fire prevention that lasted much of the twentieth century.

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A Convenient Soldier: The Black Guards of Maine

The Black Guards were African American Army soldiers, members of the segregated Second Battalion of the 366th Infantry sent to guard the railways of Maine during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. The purpose of the Black Guards' deployment to Maine was to prevent terrorist attacks along the railways, and to keep Maine citizens safe during the war.

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Protests

Throughout the history of the state, residents have protested, on paper or in the streets, to increase rights for various groups, to effect social change, to prevent social change, or to let their feelings be known about important issues.

Site Pages

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 10 of 17

"… Davis had telegraphed to Charleston not to prevent the landing of Union supplies. On April 12th, 1861, Northerners, Mainers and citizens of…"

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Presque Isle Fire Department

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Maine Forest Service

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My Maine Stories

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Passing the time during the Pandemic
by Don V

Building a strip canoe

Story

Redlining and the Jewish Communities in Maine
by David Freidenreich

Federal and state policies created unfair housing practices against immigrants, like redlining.

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Eating lower on the food chain
by Avery Yale Kamila

Animal agriculture's ties to climate change