Keywords: Foster Point
Item 76531
Surgeon Thompson to Gen. Shepley, Point Lookout, MD, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Point Lookout; New Orleans Media: Ink on paper
Item 76629
George Frost to George F. Shepley, New Orleans, 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Jameson & Wotton Wharf, Friendship
Since 1897, the Jameson & Wotton Wharf in Friendship has been an important addition to the community on Muscongus Bay. The wharf, which is accessible at all tides, was a steamboat stop for many years, as well as important to the lobster business.
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.
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map
"… into Strong from the west, tracks easterly to a point south of where the village was settled, then sweeps around a large bend to a southerly track…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family
"He was appointed to West Point and graduated in 1869 as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US 7th Cavalry Regiment."
