Maine Memory Network

Benjamin Harrison, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1880 Location: Augusta; Augusta; Washington Media: Photographic print

Hotel Harrison, Harrison, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Harrison Media: Linen texture postcard

Presidents and Campaigns

Several Mainers have run for president or vice president, a number of presidents, past presidents, and future presidents have had ties to the state or visited here, and, during campaign season, many presidential candidates and their family members have brought their campaigns to Maine.

Rum, Riot, and Reform - A Call to Temperance

"… himself at the Exchange Street saloon of Harrison G. Cole, who was himself a drunken roarer."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"… including Presidents Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Harrison, and McKinley. Veterans provided a local relief fund for needy veterans, widows, and orphans…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"… including five American presidents: McKinley, Harrison, Grant, Hayes, and Garfield. To be in the G.A.R. you had to wear a uniform."