Keywords: Federal execution
Item 152231
Judge David Sewall's charge to the Grand Jury, Portland, 1789
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1789
Location: Portland
Media: Ink on paper
This record contains 8 images.
Item 46815
Business and Professional Women's Executive Board, Portland, 1931
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1931 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
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
Civil War Soldiers Impact Pittsfield
Although not everyone in town supported the war effort, more than 200 Pittsfield men served in Civil War regiments. Several reminders of their service remain in the town.
Site Page
Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention
"Executives, their families, and their staff were welcomed at the Maine State Pier in Portland with “Guns, Whistles, and Trumpets”."
Site Page
Maine Historic Preservation Commission
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