Maine Memory Network

Main Street, Canton, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Canton Media: Photographic print

Alice Lucas, High School Graduation, Canton, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Canton Media: Photographic print

33 Canton Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Lottie M Smith Use: Dwelling - Two family

21 Canton Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Lewis G Dunphy Use: Apartment

House for Z. E. Gilbert, Canton, 1882

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1882 Location: Canton Client: Z. E. Gilbert Architect: George M. Coombs

Commander George Henry Preble

George Henry Preble of Portland, nephew of Edward Preble who was known as the father of the U.S. Navy, temporarily lost his command during the Civil War when he was charged with failing to stop a Confederate ship from getting through the Union blockade at Mobile.

Chinese in Maine

In 1857, when Daniel Cough left Amoy Island, China, as a stowaway on a sailing ship from Mt. Desert Island he was on his way into history as the first Chinese person to make his home in Maine. He was soon followed by a cigar maker and a tea merchant who settled in Portland and then by many more Chinese men who spread all over Maine working mostly as laundrymen.

Historic Clothing Collection - Fashions Far & Away

"… is a tunic and pant made from Guangdong (Canton) mud silk, a regional textile specialty, until recently unrecognized or collected by museums."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 5 of 5

"… planting places and homelands like Rockamecook (Canton), near Ameskonti (Farmington), where he lived with his family at that time."

Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years
by Jamison McAlister

Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years