Keywords: Administrative and political divisions
Item 100725
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1858 Location: Portland Media: Lithograph with hand-coloring
Item 104603
Map of the State of Maine, 1820
Contributed by: Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education Date: 1820 Media: Engraving
Exhibit
George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.
Exhibit
Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs
The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.
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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
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