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Historical Items

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Item 71170

Togus Veterans' Hospital view, 1885

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: 1885 Location: Togus Media: Ink on paper, lithograph

Item 28843

Avenue of Elms, Togus, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Togus Media: Postcard

Item 105315

Bird's eye view of National Soldier's Home, Togus near Augusta, 1878

Contributed by: Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education Date: 1878 Location: Togus Media: Lithograph

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111555

Barracks in Togus, Chelsea, 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1900–1935 Location: Chelsea; Eastport Client: Eastern Branch N.H.D.V.S. Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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Putting Men to Work, Saving Trees

While many Mainers were averse to accepting federal relief money during the Great Depression of the 1930s, young men eagerly joined the Civilian Conservation Corps, one of President Franklin Roosevelt's most popular programs. The Maine Forest Service supervised the work of many of the camps.

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Northern Threads: Outerwear, Militia & Cadet uniforms

A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 19th century outerwear, bonnets, militia and cadet uniforms.

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Hannibal Hamlin of Paris Hill

2009 marked the bicentennials of the births of Abraham Lincoln and his first vice president, Hannibal Hamlin of Maine. To observe the anniversary, Paris Hill, where Hamlin was born and raised, honored the native statesman and recalled both his early life in the community and the mark he made on Maine and the nation.

Site Pages

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Maine and the Civil War - Togus Veterans' Hospital view, 1885

"Togus Veterans' Hospital view, 1885 Contributed by Boston Public Library Description This bird's-eye view shows the Togus home for…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"Bird's eye view of National Soldier's Home, Togus near Augusta, 1878Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education National Soldier…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… Burnham & Morrill and the Soldiers’ Home in Togus. A December 1893 newspaper article stated that Leavitt Brothers shipped 100 gallons of clams to…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

My artwork help process memories of Vietnam
by Brian Barry

My Eagle drawing won first place in the Togus Arts and Crafts show, third in the Nationals.

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Maine in Vietnam - Not to be Forgotten
by Karen L. Olson, M.D.

How Veterans' Voices started.

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Welcome home Sgt. Cunningham
by Donald C Cunningham

It was great to be back in Maine.