Keywords: Flour Trade
Item 100276
Charles C. G. Thornton, Scarborough, 1863
Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: circa 1863 Location: Scarborough Media: Carte de visite
Item 18455
Lyman B. Merritt, Houlton, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
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"We are growing to be somewhat cosmopolitan..." Waterville, 1911
Between 1870 and 1911, Waterville more than doubled in size, becoming a center of manufacturing, transportation, and the retail trade and offering a variety of entertainments for its residents.
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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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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods
"Many citizens had to go without food that consist of flour for a long while. Devastations went all over Kennebec County."
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Historic Hallowell - News Article by Emily Markham
"That was a big devastation to all, especially people who have bought flour from Leigh and Wingate in the past."
