Keywords: Bogs
Item 135817
"A Bog Bouquet, Huckleberry Bog," Weld, 2007
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2007 Location: Weld Media: Watercolor on paper
Item 148717
Map of the southern half of T3 R13, 1909
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909 Location: T3 R13 WELS Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
George Popham and a group of fellow Englishmen arrived at the mouth of the Kennebec River, hoping to trade with Native Americans, find gold and other valuable minerals, and discover a Northwest passage. In 18 months, the fledgling colony was gone.
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.
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of North New Portland
"… Bridge: The Bartlett Bridge is located on the Bog Road (Rte. 16) at the foot of the Mill Hill, or “down under the hill” as it used to be known as…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire
"… dry summer, a fire broke out in a cranberry bog outside Hulls Cove. Though the fire was slow moving at first, the winds whipped up and it exploded…"
