Keywords: Fort Sullivan
Item 104221
Fort Sullivan barracks, Eastport, 2018
Courtesy of Ruth McInnis, an individual partner Date: 1809 Location: Eastport Media: Digital photograph
Item 66438
Old Powder House, Eastport, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Eastport Media: Linen texture postcard
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Black soldiers served in Maine during World War II, assigned in small numbers throughout the state to guard Grand Trunk rail lines from a possible German attack. The soldiers, who lived in railroad cars near their posts often interacted with local residents.
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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford
"Engraving of James Sullivan, ca. 1800Maine Historical Society Professionals were drawn to the bustling town, and doctors and lawyers opened up…"
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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford
"Lawyers, including James Sullivan and George Thatcher, were drawn to the town were here to work on real estate, business needs, and land and water…"