Maine Memory Network

Manuscript map of Windham, 1872

Contributed by: Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education Date: circa 1740 Location: Windham Media: Ink on Paper

Oriental Powder Mills, South Windham, ca. 1855

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1855 Location: Windham Media: Ink on paper

Dumont residence proposed vignettes, Windham, 2011-2013

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2011–2013 Location: Windham Client: Martha E. Dumont Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson, Architect

Unity of Portland plan for expansion, Windham, 1991-1994

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1991–1994 Location: Windham; Portland Client: Unity Spiritual Center of Portland Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson, Architect

Gunpowder for the Civil War

The gunpowder mills at Gambo Falls in Windham and Gorham produced about a quarter of the gunpowder used by Union forces during the Civil War. The complex contained as many as 50 buildings.

Meshach P. Larry: Civil War Letters

Meshach P. Larry, a Windham blacksmith, joined Maine's 17th Regiment Company H on August 18, 1862. Larry and his sister, Phebe, wrote to each other frequently during the Civil War, and his letters paint a vivid picture of the life of a soldier.

Windham Historical Society

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Martin-Raynes-Stevens Family Trees

"… Solomon Raynes; and of the Stevens family of Windham, into which Martin's stepsister, Rebecca Raynes, married. Mt."

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars