Keywords: Fortification
Item 71587
Fort William Henry at Pemaquid, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Pemaquid Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 102821
A plan of the city and harbour of Louisburg, 1758
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1745 Location: Cape Breton Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
George Popham and a group of fellow Englishmen arrived at the mouth of the Kennebec River, hoping to trade with Native Americans, find gold and other valuable minerals, and discover a Northwest passage. In 18 months, the fledgling colony was gone.
Exhibit
For the Union: Civil War Deaths
More than 9,000 Maine soldiers and sailors died during the Civil War while serving with Union forces. This exhibit tells the stories of a few of those men.
Site Page
"… translated into Massachusetts taxpayers funding fortifications to protect company towns, and the creation of Lincoln County in 1760, where the…"
Site Page
"… him to the official expedition to inspect the fortifications to the east. Noyes owned a mansion in Dock Square, opposite the south side of Faneuil…"
Story
Bunkers and Lodges
by Bob Martin & Emily Holdtman Martin
Growing up in Maine, summering in Maine, and how it's changed.