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Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"Sgt. Nelson W. Jones, 3rd Maine Infantry, ca. 1862Maine Historical Society Examples of standing soldiers include an ambrotype of Captain Harrison G."

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Maine State Prison

"Maine State Prison Model, Thomaston, MaineThomaston Historical Society The Maine State Prison stood in Thomaston from 1824 until it was razed in…"

Historic Hallowell - Prisons and Firearms

"William King, former governor, paid 3,000 dollars for a 10-acre prison site. It was known as Limestone Hill."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"Prison Industries Quarry, State Prison, Thomaston, Maine c 1870Thomaston Historical Society Throughout the years, work industries programs for…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison leaves Thomaston - 2002

"… Thomaston - 2002 SE Corner, Maine State Prison, Thomaston, Maine 2005Thomaston Historical Society By the 21st century, the prison was again…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is built - 1823 to 1824

"Aerial view of the Maine State Prison, Thomaston, Maine c. 1980sThomaston Historical Society <- Prev."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"Paint Shop, State Prison, Thomaston, Maine c 1900Thomaston Historical Society In 1923, yet another disastrous fire wreaked havoc at the dilapidated…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is Established - 1823

"Location of Maine State Prison from Early Map, Thomaston, Maine 1855Thomaston Historical Society In May of 1823, the Thomaston site was accepted as…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"The report covers education, prisons, and libraries, among other topics. Of interest to the Malaga discussion is the report from the Committee on…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"… in the hospital, he learned first hand how the prisoners of war were treated better than the wounded soldiers, so he broke out of the hospital."

Lincoln, Maine - Frederick A. Edwards

"Edwards never had to endure the southern prisons, but he was in attendance at the execution of a Confederate Captain, who had killed a guard in an…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War Resources

"Being the Report of a Commission of Inquiry, Appointed by the United States Sanitary Commission. With an Appendix, Containing the Testimony."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"Prison Cells, Maine State Prison, Thomaston, Maine c 1900Thomaston Historical Society By 1843, after calls by inspectors for a new more humane…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Home

"… of Major General Henry Knox EXPERIENCE the dark history of the Maine State Prison IMAGINE the hey-day of Thomaston's lucrative Shipbuilding era."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"He died on October 6, 1864, in Andersonville Prison of scorbutus. He is buried at the Andersonville National Cemetery."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early 1800s

"… state for $3,000 as a site for the Maine State Prison. Since Thomaston was halfway between Kittery and Eastport with river access, it was desirable…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"He died at the Maine State Prison after only serving six years, proclaiming his innocence to the day he died."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… factory, a clothing factory and today serves as the showroom for the Maine State Prison. <- Prev. Page ........................ Next Page ->"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"People say that he died in prison in the state of Georgia on March 3, 1865. In 1890 his widow lived in Shirley, Maine."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 6 of 17

"… in Biddeford & Saco Report on cotton for prison, New Orleans, 1862Maine Historical Society Raw cotton was imported from the Southern States…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Paine House

"He carried on a successful trade in a store on the site of the Prison Store at the corner of Wadsworth Street."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"Early Days of the Maine State Prison at Thomaston Reprint from the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology of Northwestern University, Vol. 38, No."