Keywords: Gold Rush
Item 78866
Carl Shilling's gold pan, Byron, ca. 1950
Contributed by: Byron Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Byron Media: Iron
Item 26710
Klondike Plant No. 2 at Canal, North Lubec, 1898
Contributed by: Lubec Memorial Library Date: 1898 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Rum, Riot, and Reform - Neal Dow
"… Goblet, 1856 Gorham Co., Providence Silver with gold wash Collections of Maine Historical Society; purchased in memory of Dr."
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Great Cranberry Island's Preble House
The Preble House, built in 1827 on a hilltop over Preble Cove on Great Cranberry Island, was the home to several generations of Hadlock, Preble, and Spurling family members -- and featured in several books.
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Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax
"… need of a trip to Alaska!” (The Alaskan Gold Rush was in full swing at this time, the major difference being that actual gold was being found…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo Raynes remembrance of trip around Cape Horn
"… first vessel to leave Maine for during the gold rush. Raynes was quite successful and was a founder and important citizen of the town of Yreka."