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Historical Items

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Item 13315

Jonathan Morgan plea for loan for steam canal boat, 1871

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1871-06-13 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 17692

Harpswell Meetinghouse, 1871

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1871 Location: Harpswell Media: Photographic print

Item 36102

Pierce family, Gorham, 1871

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1871 Location: Gorham Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151309

Cottage for Clarence Peabody, Gorham, NH, 1903

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1903 Location: Gorham Client: Clarence Peabody Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Item 151671

Lewis Chase cottage on Squirrel Island, Southport, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Southport Client: Lewis Chase Architect: John Calvin Stevens
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Item 151756

Hall, Casino, and Chapel buildings, Squirrel Island, Southport, 1879-1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1878–1900 Location: Southport Client: unknown Architect: George M. Coombs; Coombs & Gibbs; Stevens & Coombs
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Online Exhibits

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Maine Medical Center, Bramhall Campus

Maine Medical Center, founded as Maine General Hospital, has dominated Portland’s West End since its construction in 1871 on Bramhall Hill. As the medical field grew in both technological and social practice, the facility of the hospital also changed. This exhibit tracks the expansion and additions to that original building as the hospital adapted to its patients’ needs.

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Taber Wagon

The Taber farm wagon was an innovative design that was popular on New England farms. It made lifting potato barrels onto a wagon easier and made more efficient use of the horse's work. These images glimpse the life work of its inventor, Silas W. Taber of Houlton, and the place of his invention in the farming community

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Raising Fish

Mainers began propagating fish to stock ponds and lakes in the mid 19th century. The state got into the business in the latter part of the century, first concentrating on Atlantic salmon, then moving into raising other species for stocking rivers, lakes, and ponds.

Site Pages

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Junior Martin in cadet uniform, Bangor, ca. 1871

"Junior Martin in cadet uniform, Bangor, ca. 1871 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin Jr."

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Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 2 of 2

"Bangor Public Library. Microfilm. New York Times (Newspaper), October 18, 1871. Web. Tin Bridge Wreck Bangor Daily Whig and Courier (Newspaper)…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Cheese Factory

"… factory operated for several years, starting in 1871. This factory had been organized by local farmers, and the farmers named the factory the Sandy…"