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Historical Items

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Item 9977

Margaret Chase Smith stumping, Woodland, 1960

Contributed by: Margaret Chase Smith Library Date: 1960-09-28 Location: Woodland; Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Item 19062

Spruce tree in pine stump, Pleasant Pond, 1922

Contributed by: Maine Forest Service Date: 1922-06-19 Media: Photographic print

Item 8264

Crew of Three, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum Date: circa 1900 Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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A Focus on Trees

Maine has some 17 million acres of forest land. But even on a smaller, more local scale, trees have been an important part of the landscape. In many communities, tree-lined commercial and residential streets are a dominant feature of photographs of the communities.

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The Barns of the St. John River Valley: Maine's Crowning Jewels

Maine's St. John River Valley boasts a unique architectural landscape. A number of historical factors led to the proliferation of a local architectural style, the Madawaska twin barn, as well as a number of building techniques rarely seen elsewhere. Today, these are in danger of being lost to time.

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This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War

For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.

Site Pages

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Blue Hill, Maine - A New Look at an Old Painting

"Tree stumps are yet to be cleared from the field beyond the stone wall. A ship enters the harbor, while three other ships are under construction."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's plow, Hampden, ca. 1833

"… I made the handles of started from the maine stump about a foot from the bottom of the root." From the time he was 10, he was proud of his…"

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Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"… Salt II River Driving In Maine , Tall Trees Tough Men by R. Pike, From Stump to Ship (video), The Upper Kennebec Valley , Vol. 2, by Jon Hall"

My Maine Stories

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Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler

How hunting has impacted my life

Story

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

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