Keywords: Fort Allen
Item 4143
Fort Allen, Portland, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1845 Location: Portland Media: Pencil on paper
Item 13694
Fort Allen Park, Portland, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Exhibit
George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.
Exhibit
"Allen Company making stairs, columns, and other architectural elements. Bruns and his Swedish wife, Sophie Oleson, lived in the Oakdale Section of…"
Site Page
Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Further Reading
"Allen, Charles Edwin. History of Dresden, Maine: Formerly a Part of the Old Town of Pownalborough from Its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900."
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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
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