Keywords: International Dispute
Item 5870
Potato blockade, Fort Fairfield, 1980
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1980-03-27 Location: Fort Fairfield Media: Photographic print
Item 149662
International border, Fort Fairfield, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: circa 1930 Location: Fort Fairfield Media: Postcard
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The boundaries of Maine are the product of international conflict, economic competition, political fights, and contested development. The boundaries are expressions of human values; people determined the shape of Maine.
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Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.
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Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3
"… worked to settle the Northeastern Boundary Dispute with Great Britain in Maine’s favor. During his third term, he traveled from Portland, then the…"
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"… Lubec was already in existence 1818 • Boundary dispute settled, Eastport evacuated by the British • Boundary between Canada and U.S.; Campobello…"
