Keywords: Ephraim's Mount
Item 33464
Last of "Twelve Apostles" navigational aide, Cumberland, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Cumberland Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Cumberland Media: Photographic print
Item 48260
Schooner "Polly," bound for Portland, 1847
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1847 Media: Paint, canvas, cloth, wood
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.
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 74-138
"… events mentioned are: Allen Rogers Reed Harding Ephraim Stubbs Alonzo Raynes Rebecca Raynes Mary Ann Harding Attending school Classmates Map of…"
