Keywords: Burning of Falmouth
Item 23306
Underwood Theater, Falmouth, 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1900 Location: Falmouth Media: Photographic print
Item 102228
"Falmouth burnt by the Kings troops" journal entry, Falmouth Neck, 1775
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775 Location: Portland; Falmouth Media: Ink on paper
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
The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
Site Page
Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 1 of 2
"The burning of Falmouth in 1775 by the British was a final straw for many of those undecided about separation."
Site Page
Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2
"… Cumberland County, including Gorham, Portland, Falmouth, Yarmouth, and Windham. Mercy programs, such as McAuley Residence fills a need for a…"
Story
Reverend Thomas Smith of First Parish Portland
by Kristina Minister, Ph.D.
Pastor, Physician, Real Estate Speculator, and Agent for Wabanaki Genocide
