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Historical Items

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Item 26007

Cannons at Fort Knox, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: circa 1920 Location: Prospect Media: Photographic print

Item 26008

Cannons at Fort Knox, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: circa 1920 Location: Prospect Media: Photographic print

Item 66662

Memorial Cannon "Headed For Tokyo," Strong, ca. 1942

Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1942 Location: Strong Media: Photo negative

Tax Records

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Item 42944

374 Cumberland Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Ella Shaw Cannon Use: Dwelling - Two family

Online Exhibits

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Enemies at Sea, Companions in Death

Lt. William Burrows and Commander Samuel Blyth, commanders of the USS Enterprise and the HMS Boxer, led their ships and crews in Battle in Muscongus Bay on Sept. 5, 1813. The American ship was victorious, but both captains were killed. Portland staged a large and regal joint burial.

Exhibit

Lt. Charles A. Garcelon, 16th Maine

The son of Maine's surgeon general and nephew of a captain in the 16th Maine, Charles A. Garcelon of Lewiston served in Co. I of the 16th Maine. His letters home in the first 17 months of his service express his reflections on war and his place in it.

Exhibit

World Alpine Ski Racing in Maine

Sugarloaf -- a small ski area by European standards -- entered ski racing history in 1971 by hosting an event that was part of the World Cup Alpine Ski Championships. The "Tall Timber Classic," as the event was known, had a decidedly Maine flavor.

Site Pages

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Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 2 of 2

"No. 12. 1910-11. Bangor: Cannon & Co. Print. Bangor and Brewer Directory. No. 11. 1909. Bangor: Cannon & Co. Print."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"The GAR also encouraged the preservation of Civil War sites, relics, and historic documents. Cannons and field-pieces were placed in many towns or…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tillson Testimonial

"… the Unions from Bull Run, during the battle a cannon ball shot off both his legs. Before passing Henry passed his diary to one of his comrades and…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

A Splash of Water
by Marilyn Weymouth Seguin

Reminisce of a lifetime on Little Sebago Lake

Story

Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR