Keywords: Second Parish (Portland, Me.)Lincoln Park (Portland, Me.)
Item 1215
Federal Street, looking toward Congress Street, Portland, ca. 1882
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1882 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 148235
Northeast view from City Hall, Portland, 1887
Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-07-17 Location: Portland Media: Photographic Print
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Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs
The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.
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Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview
"… first achieved a separate identity as the Second Parish of Georgetown in 1759. Approximately eight structures or portions of buildings in the…"
