Keywords: Depression of 1830s
Item 10022
James A. Thompson to Gov. King, 1837
Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: 1837-01-04 Location: Bath; Augusta Media: Ink on paper
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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?
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Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.
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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview
"Survivors of that fire that remain in the current downtown include a Federal-style residence near the southwest corner of Centre and Water Streets…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative
"By the late 1830s, war seemed imminent. Bangor served as the terminus for fighters should war break out along the Maine-New Brunswick borders."
