Keywords: Federal Loan and Building Association
Item 105920
Redline map of Portland and South Portland, 1935
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1935-11-15 Location: Portland; South Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 108763
Monument Square, Portland, ca. 1963
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1963 Location: Portland Media: Postcard
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
Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block
"It allows them to apply for loans, as well as deposit and withdraw money. Bath Savings Institution has several connections to the City of Bath."
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Oak Hotel
"… in 1986, the Aroostook County Federal Savings and Loan Association purchased the land and built their own building on the site."
Story
Redlining and the Jewish Communities in Maine
by David Freidenreich
Federal and state policies created unfair housing practices against immigrants, like redlining.
