Keywords: Economic Conditions 1837
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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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K.B. Sewall to wife on separation, New York, 1837
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1837 Location: New York; Portland Media: Ink on paper
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Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine
BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.
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Biddeford, Saco and the Textile Industry
The largest textile factory in the country reached seven stories up on the banks of the Saco River in 1825, ushering in more than a century of making cloth in Biddeford and Saco. Along with the industry came larger populations and commercial, retail, social, and cultural growth.
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Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion
"… built in 1835 and commissioned two years later in 1837. It is a hand tub, a type of fire fighting engine with a stitched together, leather hose."
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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head
"Second tower 1837, courtesy Pike & Alden familiesWest Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association But wood rots."
