Keywords: The Bloodless Aroostook War
Item 10362
Water bucket from Hancock Barracks, Houlton ca. 1840
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1840 Location: Houlton Media: Leather
Item 16290
Cary House, Military Street, Houlton, ca. 1925
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1925 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
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?
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle
"The boundary dispute began with the Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolution in 1783; the treaty stated that the eastern boundary of the…"
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield
"It was a bloodless war because we settled it with a treaty before we actually started fighting. The militia Jacob joined was known as the “A-Company…"
