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Historical Items

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Item 9223

Governor Burton M. Cross's farewell speech to the legislature, 1955

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1955-01-05 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper

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Item 7289

Governor Burton M. Cross, 1952

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1952 Media: Postcard

Item 19277

Birthday letter to Burton Winslow, 1905

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1905 Location: Lewiston; Saco Media: Ink on paper

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Tax Records

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Item 36696

146-150 Chadwick Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Burton Smart Use: Dwelling - Single family

Item 41703

204-210 Coyle Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Katherine Burton Use: Dwelling - Two family

Item 58313

Assessor's Record, Stable, Hingham Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Burton W. Corey Use: Stable

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111229

Residence for Henry Johnson at 12 Boody Street, Brunswick, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1927 Location: Brunswick Client: Henry L. Johnson Architect: Felix Arnold Burton

Online Exhibits

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Aroostook County Railroads

Construction of the Bangor and Aroostook rail lines into northern Aroostook County in the early twentieth century opened the region to tourism and commerce from the south.

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Prisoners of War

Mainers have been held prisoners in conflicts fought on Maine and American soil and in those fought overseas. In addition, enemy prisoners from several wars have been brought to Maine soil for the duration of the war.

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Civil Defense: Fear and Safety

In the 1950s and the 1960s, Maine's Civil Defense effort focused on preparedness for hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters and a more global concern, nuclear war. Civil Defense materials urged awareness, along with measures like storing food and other staple items and preparing underground or other shelters.

Site Pages

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Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church, Lincoln, ca. 1925

"… vestry of the church and was a gift from Isaac Burton. The clock first struck on Nov. 16, 1878, and it was run by granite counterweights and had to…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1920

"… House gas station on the corner lot of Main and Burton St., next is the Masonic Hall where the Town Offices are now located."

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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library

"Burton started the Lincoln Memorial Library collection by donating $500. The library was located in houses and stores for 46 years before the brick…"

My Maine Stories

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Baxter State Park and Burton W. Howe
by Jason Howe

Formation of Baxter State Park and the involvement of Burton W. Howe of Patten

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Langdon Burton and the Cold, Wet Tourists
by Phil Tedrick

A father and son have their vacation experience totally changed by an encounter with a fisherman

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Maine family across the USA
by James Burton Wengler (Robinson)

A Maine family scattered across the USA