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Keywords: Hancock

Historical Items

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Item 5253

Winfield Scott Hancock , ca. 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1862 Media: Carte de visite

Item 66383

Waldo-Hancock Bridge, Bucksport, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Bucksport Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 14361

Hancock Street, Bangor, 1941

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1941 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 53375

21 Hancock Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Thomas Laughlin Company Use: Shop - Forge

Item 53383

31 Hancock Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Thomas Laughlin Company Use: Shop - Machine

Item 57439

26 Hancock Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Giovanni Atrinaldi Use: Dwelling - Two family

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 116273

Hancock Point Chapel, Hancock, 1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1898 Location: Hancock Client: Hancock Point Chapel Society Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Item 109133

Hancock County Cold Storage Inc. poultry processing plant, Ellsworth, 1950

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1950 Location: Ellsworth Client: Hancock County Cold Storage Inc. Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Item 111665

Longfellow's Birthplace on corner of Fore and Hancock, Portland, 1950

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1950-04-26 Location: Portland Client: unknown Architect: John Howard Stevens and John Calvin Stevens II Architects

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

John Hancock's Relation to Maine

The president of the Continental Congress and the Declaration's most notable signatory, John Hancock, has ties to Maine through politics, and commercial businesses, substantial property, vacations, and family.

Exhibit

The Waldo-Hancock Bridge

The Waldo-Hancock Bridge is in the process of being dismantled after over 70 years of service. The Maine State Archives has a number of records related to the history of this famous bridge that are presented in this exhibition.

Exhibit

Unlocking the Declaration's Secrets

Fewer than 30 copies of the first printing of the Declaration of Independence are known to exist. John Dunlap hurriedly printed copies for distribution to assemblies, conventions, committees and military officers. Authenticating authenticity of the document requires examination of numerous details of the broadside.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Trenton Cemetery & Keeping Society

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Site Page

Surry by the Bay - Resources

"Jellison, Connee. Hancock County a rock-bound paradise: A Bicentennial Pictorial. The Downing Company Publishers, 1990. Platt, David D."

Site Page

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More Permanent Settlers Arrive

"… early deeds can be found in the Lincoln County or Hancock County court houses. The original town records for the Plantation of Mount Desert -- now…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Picture This: Life on Hancock St, Bangor Maine
by anonymous

A conversation with Jay Millet, who grew up on Hancock St in Bangor Maine during the depression.

Story

A Note from a Maine-American
by William Dow Turner

With 7 generations before statehood, and 5 generations since, Maine DNA carries on.

Story

Learning to fly and instructing cadets at West Point during WWII
by Vera Cleaves

West Point during World War II

Lesson Plans

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Lesson Plan

Bicentennial Lesson Plan

Maine Monochromatic Oceanscape

Grade Level: 6-8 Content Area: Visual & Performing Arts
This lesson plan will give students an overview of the creatures that live in the Gulf of Maine, real and imagined. Students will be able to describe the creatures they learn about, first learning simple art skills, and then combining these simple skills to make an Oceanscape picture that is complex.