Keywords: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow II
Item 15916
Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1852
Contributed by: NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Date: 1852 Media: Ink on paper
Item 100200
Henry W. Longfellow 2nd, Portland, ca. 1851
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1851 Location: Portland Media: Daguerreotype
Item 151493
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
Exhibit
Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs
The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.
Exhibit
Music in Maine - Music and Television
"He was a World War II veteran and a lifelong member of Temple Beth El. His show encouraged many young people to pursue music careers, including…"
Site Page
Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement
"… Wadsworth, grandfather of the noted poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, put forth an effort to place a separation bill in front of the General Court…"
Lesson Plan
Longfellow Studies: The Elms - Stephen Longfellow's Gorham Farm
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
On April 3, 1761 Stephen Longfellow II signed the deed for the first 100 acre purchase of land that he would own in Gorham, Maine. His son Stephen III (Judge Longfellow) would build a home on that property which still stands to this day. Judge Longfellow would become one of the most prominent citizens in GorhamÂ’s history and one of the earliest influences on his grandson Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's work as a poet.
This exhibit examines why the Longfellows arrived in Gorham, Judge Longfellow's role in the history of the town, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's vacations in the country which may have influenced his greatest work, and the remains of the Longfellow estate still standing in Gorham today.
