Keywords: B and C Grocery
Item 13628
Market Square in winter, Houlton, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Item 33278
Hot tar on Water Street, Lubec, ca. 1975
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1975 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print
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.
Exhibit
A City Awakes: Arts and Artisans of Early 19th Century Portland
Portland's growth from 1786 to 1860 spawned a unique social and cultural environment and fostered artistic opportunity and creative expression in a broad range of the arts, which flowered with the increasing wealth and opportunity in the city.
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington
"Chase operated on the southeast corner of Centre and Washington streets. This store was built around 1867 according to numerous city directories, and…"
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block
"Windows were broken and gas tanks exploded causing screams from the crowd. Every couple of minutes a new wall would fall and scatter the firefighters."
