Ku Klux Klan hood, Hollis, ca. 1925
Item 28836 info
Maine Historical Society
Despite the Klan's lack of overtly violent acts, the groups it targeted -- non-Protestants, immigrants, African-Americans -- certainly were aware of the group's presence because of the public parades and gatherings.
Klan supporters in Portland bought an estate in 1923 and added a 4,000-seat auditorium and a 1,600-seat dining room. Ten thousand people attended a Klan initiation ceremony in August 1923.
The auditorium burned in December 1924 and was not rebuilt.
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