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Historical Items

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Item 81132

Centennial Grange Float, Princeton, 1932

Contributed by: Princeton Public Library Date: 1932-07-05 Location: Princeton Media: Photographic print

Item 81185

Main Street, Princeton, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Princeton Public Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Princeton Media: Postcard

Item 81003

Early Train, Princeton, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Princeton Public Library Date: circa 1880 Location: Princeton Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111526

Bisharat residence elevations, Chebeague Island, 2001-2004

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2001–2004 Location: Chebeague Island Clients: Suhail Bisharat; Leila Bisharat Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson, Architect

Online Exhibits

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Princeton: Woods and Water Built This Town

Princeton benefited from its location on a river -- the St. Croix -- that was useful for transportation of people and lumber and for powering mills as well as on its proximity to forests.

Exhibit

Sylvan Site: A Model Development

Frederick Wheeler Hinckley, a Portland lawyer and politician, had grand visions of a 200-home development when he began the Sylvan Site in South Portland in 1917. The stock market crash in 1929 put a halt to his plans, but by then he had built 37, no two of which were alike.

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The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families

The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.

My Maine Stories

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Story

From Chinese Laundress to Mother of the Year
by Dr. Andrea Louie

Toy Len Goon's granddaughter recounts her immigration to the US and becoming Mother of the Year.