Keywords: Fort Williams
Item 105283
Fort Williams Theatre, Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1940
Courtesy of Tom Richards, an individual partner Date: circa 1940 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic Print
Item 110862
Chow at Fort Williams, Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1942
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1942 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: watercolor
Exhibit
A Soldier's Declaration of Independence
William Bayley of Falmouth (Portland) was a soldier in the Continental Army, seeing service at Ticonderoga, Valley Forge, Monmouth Court House, and Saratoga, among other locations. His letters home to his mother reveal much about the economic hardships experienced by both soldiers and those at home.
Exhibit
Britain was especially interested in occupying Maine during the Colonial era to take advantage of the timber resources. The tall, straight, old growth white pines were perfect for ships' masts to help supply the growing Royal Navy.
Site Page
Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Maine Railroads
"In 1892 the route from Houlton to Van Buren, Fort Fairfield, and Ashland was completed. As a result of building the Aroostook railroad, the Aroostook…"
Site Page
Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies
"… and most likely helped design and build Fort Western, Fort Halifax, and the Pownalborough Courthouse."
Story
Portland in the 1940s
by Carol Norton Hall
As a young woman in Portland during WWII, the presence of servicemen was life changing.
