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Item 105941

Onawa Trestle guards at Morkill, ca. 1942

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1942 Location: Morkill Media: photographic print

Item 81811

Montgomery Guards and Meagher Guards event program, Portland, 1882

Contributed by: Maine Irish Heritage Center Date: 1882-05-19 Location: Portland; Providence Media: Ink on paper

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Item 81851

Montgomery Guards Fifth Annual Ball ticket, Portland, 1877

Contributed by: Maine Irish Heritage Center Date: 1877-01-17 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Tax Records

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Item 76799

235-237 St. John Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Viola DeGrys & Guard of Amalie DeGrys Use: Dwelling - Single family

Item 76798

235-237 St. John Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Viola DeGrys & Guard of Amalie DeGrys Use: Dwelling - Single family

Item 57383

29 Hammond Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Leroy Parkhurst Use: Dwelling - Two family

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 116613

Mrs. Welch house alterations, Portland, 1938

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1938 Location: Portland Client: F. B. W. Welch Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 111598

David A. Calhoun house, Cape Elizabeth, 1904

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1904 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: David A. Calhoun Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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Guarding Maine Rail Lines

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.

Exhibit

A Convenient Soldier: The Black Guards of Maine

The Black Guards were African American Army soldiers, members of the segregated Second Battalion of the 366th Infantry sent to guard the railways of Maine during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. The purpose of the Black Guards' deployment to Maine was to prevent terrorist attacks along the railways, and to keep Maine citizens safe during the war.

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Passing the Time: Artwork by World War II German POWs

In 1944, the US Government established Camp Houlton, a prisoner of war (POW) internment camp for captured German soldiers during World War II. Many of the prisoners worked on local farms planting and harvesting potatoes. Some created artwork and handicrafts they sold or gave to camp guards. Camp Houlton processed and held about 3500 prisoners and operated until May 1946.