Maine Memory Network

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"[34] For further details on this debate and the opinions of Maine politicians and national figures, see Banks, Maine Becomes a State, 188-204."

Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812

"1806 William King became a prominent figure in 19th century Maine separation politics and would continue to play a major role in early statehood as…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

"…   Part 2, pages 30-47 Profiles of political figures, including Hannibal Hamlin, 1866 election results   Part 3, pages 48-64 More Hannibal…"

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"They figured out that they needed to grow crops that one would call “niche” markets like blueberries, sweet corn and low cost hay."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations

"… 37 half- or quarter-page illustrations, 32 figural drawings, and numerous other illustrations, some in watercolor."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Business as Usual

"… Glass Plate Negative Collection One of the major figures of American industrialization, Henry Ford (born John Feeney in Portland), was an advocate…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Circus swing, Boston, 1853

"… a boy hung one leg over the lower cross piece at figure 2 and another jumped down from figure 1 and come astride of the boys leg at 2 say 7 feet…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dr. Charles Snell, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… expression although I have not represented his figure so large as he should be for he is a large man." View additional information about this item…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 5 of 5

"… William Pitt Preble, who had been a significant figure in the process since 1828, accepted the outcome grudgingly, at best, and Webster was later…"

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

"1890Thomaston Historical Society King was politically active as early as 1795 as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, serving in both the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… Knox) and eminent lawyer and statesman, left politics in 1833 and returned to the practice of law in Thomaston."

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - Census, Timeline

"… The selected timeline of Portland with population figures also provides insight into the growth and changes in the city over many years."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 2 of 5

"Other key figures with prominent surviving papers in the collection include British commissioner John Ogilvy (1769-1819) of Scotland and Upper…"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Longfellow Era: 1807-1901

"By the 1850s, he was a national literary figure. He and his family frequently visited Portland. Anne Longfellow Pierce, Portland, ca."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Man on the Street"

"Moy read, George H. Moy was quite an important figure in the class of 1901, Deering High School, if we are to judge from his record."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"James C. Ledyard was also an important figure in Bath history, but not just because of his link to the Ledyard Block."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… a successful businessman and prominent social figure, King was Bath’s representative in the Massachusetts legislature and later Maine’s foremost…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… the Mayor of Bangor, and other noteworthy figures. Bangor planned days of celebration to bookend the overnight stay of the party: there was a…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"Mills, a local lawyer and political figure was placed in charge of the “Women on Farms” venture. This program was created by the U.S. Dept."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… wife Elizabeth Oakes Smith was a major literary figure in her own right. This ambrotype of Seba Smith was taken by Myron H. Kimball of New York."

NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters Historic Site

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… Rufus, William and Cyrus, became major public figures. The King family prospered before the Revolutionary War."