Maine Memory Network

Portrait of Clifton Harris,1867

Contributed by: Maine Historic Preservation Commission Date: 1867 Location: Auburn Media: Cartes-de-visite

Louis Wagner returning to prision after escape, 1873

Contributed by: Maine Historic Preservation Commission Date: 1873 Location: Maine; New Hampshire Media: Stereograph

Notorious: Maine Crime in the Public Eye, 1690–1940 - Tear Down the Gallows: The Trial of Clifton Harris

"… —despite public outcry against the death penalty—signed Harris’s death warrant. Clifton Harris was hanged at Maine State Prison in Thomaston on…"

State of Mind: Becoming Maine

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?

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"… Wilkinson was the last person to get the death penalty in Maine. William Lawrence was the only police officer in the City of Bath to ever be shot…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"… the change in water levels, the end of the death penalty, and more. Back at the library, Peter Goodwin gave students a peek at the history room…"

Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR