Keywords: House furnishings
Item 11255
Queen Anne Chair, York, ca. 1750
Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: circa 1750 Location: York Media: Walnut, pine, cotton, wool, silk
Item 135774
Kitchen, Yellow House, Gardiner, ca. 1985
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1985 Location: Gardiner Media: photographic print
Exhibit
Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland
The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.
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.
Site Page
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Site Page
NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters Historic Site
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Story
The Oakfield Inn
by Rodney Duplisea
This is a summarized article about the opening of the Oakfield Inn. It appeared in the Bangor Daily
Story
A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker
Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference
