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Historical Items

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Item 16416

Wood Island Lighthouse dwelling house and barn, Biddeford, ca. 1859

Contributed by: Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse Date: circa 1859 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 148231

Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth, 1887

Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-06-18 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic print

Item 15748

John W. Cameron, Portland Head Light Keeper, ca. 1928

Contributed by: South Portland Historical Society Date: circa 1928 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Commander George Henry Preble

George Henry Preble of Portland, nephew of Edward Preble who was known as the father of the U.S. Navy, temporarily lost his command during the Civil War when he was charged with failing to stop a Confederate ship from getting through the Union blockade at Mobile.

Exhibit

Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

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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.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"Customs and the U.S. Postal Service under a single roof. And Washington Street would soon connect to Water Street, sometimes called Front Street…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"This same ship, donated to the U.S.Navy, was converted to a warship and was the first vessel sunk in the war by German submarines in 1917."

My Maine Stories

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Saga of a Sub Chaser S.C. 268 along Maine Coast
by DANIEL R CHRISTOPHER

A look back at a Sub Chaser Crew on duty along the Maine coastline near the end of World War I

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A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker

Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference