Maine Memory Network

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"After the War: The First Victory for Separationists The "Boxer" and "Enterprise," Monhegan, 1831 This painting depicts an 1813 battle between…"

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

"Turn of the Century to the War of 1812 The 1800s welcomed a plethora of economic and demographic changes for the District of Maine."

Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"Maine in the 17th Century Map of New England and New York, ca. 1676 Largely an unexplored territory by European settlers, 17th century Maine…"

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

"The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma William P. Preble to William King regarding Missouri Compromise, Portland, 1820 Although delighted by…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood

"Overview: Road to Statehood Map of the Inhabited Part of Maine, Moses Greenleaf, 1829Maine Historical Society Many know that the Missouri…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"1790s: A Growing Movement "An address to the inhabitants of the District of Maine upon the subject of their separation," Portland, 1791Maine…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"… symbolizes the importance of agricultural and maritime activities to the state’s economy in the nineteenth century."

Old Berwick Historical Society

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Music in Maine - Music in Maine

"… from around the world flooded into Maine through maritime trading ports in the 18th and 19th centuries."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"… & Manuscripts Baker, William Avery, 1973, “A Maritime History of Bath, Maine and the Kennebec River Region.” Bath Historical Society, 1997, “The…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"… Bath Opera House reopening, 1926Maine Maritime Museum In the late 19th and early 20th century, theaters were becoming a new and exciting…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… of Davenport Memorial City Hall, Bath, 1928Maine Maritime Museum The Davenport Memorial building at 55 Front Street was constructed in 1929."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"Sagadahock National Bank, Bath, ca. 1876 Maine Maritime Museum Before the Lincoln Bank was built in 1878, the Bath Bank building occupied the site…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Chase Grocery Store, Bath, ca. 1895Maine Maritime Museum Before the drugstore, a well-respected grocery store owned by Hiram L."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"… the lower Massachusetts colony or the nearby Maritime Provinces. The town of Southwest Harbor claims many Carroll, Stanley, Reed, Worcester, and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"Harness racing was at its peak in the Maritime Provinces at this time as well. The exploits of John R Braden were just as popular on the Canadian…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"The late nineteenth-century decline of Maine’s maritime industry was the most poignant feature of the novels of Blue Hill-born Mary Ellen Chase."

Music in Maine - Community Music

"It was called the Trade Winds Blues Bash. In 1994 Gil Merriam, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce approached me to move the small festival…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… economic difficulty to a region dependent upon maritime trade. By 1814, the tiny town of Bangor with 850 people had seen its share of hard times."

Acadian Archives

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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