Maine Memory Network

Grist mill, Old Mystic, Connecticut, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Stanley Museum on deposit at Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Old Mystic Media: Lantern slide, hand colored

The British capture and occupation of Eastport 1814-1818

The War of 1812 ended in December 1814, but Eastport continued to be under British control for another four years. Eastport was the last American territory occupied by the British from the War of 1812 to be returned to the United States. Except for the brief capture of two Aleutian Islands in Alaska by the Japanese in World War II, it was the last time since 2018 that United States soil was occupied by a foreign government.

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.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"… handle and have been wholly replaced by the paper sacks which hold five, 10 or 25 pounds.” Croswell Fancy Patent Stencil The Croswell Store…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"… sugar, coffee and tea, flour, charcoal, poultry sacks, nail and shot bags, bananas, and also bottle bags."