Maine Memory Network

Church bell, Portland, 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943-04-23 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Paul Revere Bell Commissioned for Thomaston Meeting House, 1797

Contributed by: The General Henry Knox Museum Date: 1797 Location: Thomaston Media: Iron

Liberty Threatened: Maine in 1775

At Lexington and Concord, on April 19, 1775, British troops attempted to destroy munitions stored by American colonists. The battles were the opening salvos of the American Revolution. Shortly, the conflict would erupt in Maine.