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Historical Items

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Item 54437

Wire Mill Dam, Vaughan Woods, Hallowell, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1870 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Item 7196

Charles Vaughan letter to Kennebec Proprietors, 1808

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1808-04-10 Location: Hallowell Media: Ink on paper

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Item 15054

Gouge, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1850 Location: Union Media: Cast steel, wood

Online Exhibits

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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

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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?

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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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Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company

"Arch Bridge, Vaughan Woods, Hallowell, ca. 1932Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner Later, the Hallowell Light and Power Company…"

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Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"Vaughan Brook tumbled into the Kennebec on the north side of Sheppard's Point. The stream provided power for several mills including a sandpaper…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"Partridge, Elliott W. Loring, Frank E. Vaughan, Gilbert Eustis, Alton B. Tucker, Henry E. Mayo, H A Durrell, Austin T. Voter, James H."