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Historical Items

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Item 8152

North side of Water Street, Skowhegan, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1890 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Item 33354

Title page of monograph "The American Coast Pilot", 1804

Contributed by: An individual through Blue Hill Historical Society Date: 1804 Location: Blue Hill Media: Ink on paper

Item 9096

Coburn Hall Fire, Skowhegan, 1904

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: 1904 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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The Washburns of Livermore

Members of the Washburn family of Livermore participated in the Civil War in a variety of ways -- from Caroline at the homefront, to Samuel at sea, Elihu, as a Congressman from Illinois, and Israel governor of Maine. The family had considerable influence politically on several fronts.

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Samantha Smith's Questions

Samantha Smith, a Manchester schoolgirl, gained international fame in 1983 by asking Soviet leader Yuri Andropov whether he intended to start a nuclear war and then visiting the Soviet Union to be reassured that no one there wanted war.

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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator

George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.

Site Pages

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Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"… which used a schooner rig on a flat-bottomed, blunt-ended scow hull, was popular in North America for coastal and river transport."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Measuring Rock

"… Brook that crosses the road near where Ebenezer Blunt lived. Blunt’s Brook crosses the road just north of the Measuring Rock."

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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… Department of Parks and Lands states the facts bluntly. “West Quoddy Lighthouse was built at a time when the border between the new nation and…"