Keywords: U.S.S. Maine
Item 82
Gangway board from 'U.S.S. Hartford', ca. 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1862 Media: Wood
Item 10351
U.S.S. Maine Battleship, ca. 1907
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1898 Media: Postcard
Exhibit
These stories -- that stretch from 1999 back to 1759 -- take you from an amusement park to the halls of Congress. There are inventors, artists, showmen, a railway agent, a man whose civic endeavors helped shape Portland, a man devoted to the pursuit of peace and one known for his military exploits, Maine's first novelist, a woman who recorded everyday life in detail, and an Indian who survived a British attack.
Exhibit
World War I and the Maine Experience
With a long history of patriotism and service, Maine experienced the war in a truly distinct way. Its individual experiences tell the story of not only what it means to be an American, but what it means to be from Maine during the war to end all wars.
Site Page
Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911
"The U.S.S. Lifesaving Service came next, then rolled the Lubec firefighters proudly riding the horsedrawn pumper “Torrent,” which still exists in the…"
Site Page
Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812
"… the battle began, Captain Charles Morris of the U.S.S. Adams had been wreaking havoc among British ships when his vessel ran aground off foggy Isle…"
Story
How 20 years in the Navy turned me into an active volunteer
by Joy Asuncion
My service didn't end when I retired from the Navy
