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Item 103739

Fire on Hobson's Wharf, Portland, 1934

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1930 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 12406

Fire, Brown's Wharf, Portland, 1903

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1903 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 33695

White's Wharf and vicinity, Biddeford, ca. 1840

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1840 Location: Biddeford; Saco Media: Ink on coated cotton

Tax Records

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Item 86972

Assessor's Record, 454-464 Commercial Street (State Wharf), Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Terminal Company Use: Lumber Field

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Friendship Harbor and the steamboat landing, ca. 1910

Jameson & Wotton Wharf, Friendship

Since 1897, the Jameson & Wotton Wharf in Friendship has been an important addition to the community on Muscongus Bay. The wharf, which is accessible at all tides, was a steamboat stop for many years, as well as important to the lobster business.

Exhibit

State of Mind: Becoming Maine

The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?

Exhibit

Portland civil engineers surveying Pearl Street sewer, Portland, 1887

From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album

William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.

Site Pages

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"… vessels departing regularly from the wharf on the Penobscot to Boston. A ticket was only $6.00! Horse-drawn wagons were often lined up all the way…"

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Maine State Prison Model, Thomaston, Maine

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Maine State Prison

"Looking southeast toward Wadsworth Street Bridge, Thomaston, ca. 1890Thomaston Historical Society King was politically active as early as 1795 as a…"