Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"John M. Shalikashvili (right), U.S. Army. Photo courtesy of the Department of Defense. X Cohen was sworn in as the twentieth Secretary of Defense…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"A part of the female portion still remained, but the greater part had gone to Richmond. A part of those who remained seemed to be very attentive to…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Two thousand civilians labored around the clock during that spring to build the new Army cantonment which became known as Dow Field."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Seven new factories were built in Lubec. With the end of the War demand for canned sardines decreased sharply and the overbuilt industry began to…"

Colby College Special Collections

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"British forces occupied Castine, three miles east of Islesboro across the Penobscot Bay, and much of eastern Maine."