Keywords: districts
Item 81553
Portland Water District Casco Street office, 1964
Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: circa 1964 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 100726
Plan of Portland enhanced with school districts, ca. 1858
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1858 Location: Portland Media: Lithograph with hand coloring
Item 85626
Portland Water District property, Great Diamond Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Portland Water District Use: Pump House
Item 77888
5 Tolman Place, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Portland Water District Use: Garage
Item 116435
Water District Plant, Portland, 1928
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1928 Location: Portland; Portland Client: Portland Water District Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Item 109195
Hampden Water District Slow Sand Filter, Hampden, 1948
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1948 Location: Hampden Client: Hampden Water Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
Exhibit
Reading, Writing and 'Rithmetic: Brooklin Schools
When Brooklin, located on the Blue Hill Peninsula, was incorporated in 1849, there were ten school districts and nine one-room school houses. As the years went by, population changes affected the location and number of schools in the area. State requirements began to determine ways that student's education would be handled. Regardless, education of the Brooklin students always remained a high priority for the town.
Exhibit
The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Business District - 1857 to 1880
"Thomaston Business District - 1857 to 1880 North side of Main Street Business Block, Looking west to east, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston…"
Story
Biddeford and Maine Franco-American Hall of Fame Award recipient
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
With options to be a college French professor, became a lawyer, mayor, DA & District Court Judge
Story
Rachel Tourigny: Richness of growing up in a big, "poor" family
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A most vivid and heartwarming account of life during a simpler time
Lesson Plan
Becoming Maine: The District of Maine's Coastal Economy
Grade Level: 3-5
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will introduce students to the maritime economy of Maine prior to statehood and to the Coasting Law that impacted the separation debate. Students will examine primary documents, take part in an activity that will put the Coasting Law in the context of late 18th century – early 19th century New England, and learn about how the Embargo Act of 1807 affected Maine in the decades leading to statehood.
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
Maine's quest for statehood began in the years immediately following the American Revolution. Though the state of Massachusetts consented to the separation in 1819 and Maine would ultimately achieve statehood in 1820, Maine’s split from Massachusetts was not without controversy and was not universally supported by people living in Maine. Using primary sources, students will explore the arguments for and against Maine statehood. Students will gather evidence and arguments to debate the statement: It is in the best interests of the people of Maine for Maine to become its own state.
