Keywords: Little, Albion
Item 148236
Residence of Albion Little, Western Promenade, Portland, 1887
Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-02-17 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 102495
Members of the Yale Unit Mobile Hospital, France, 1918
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918 Location: Chaillon Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
A Town Is Born: South Bristol, 1915
After being part of the town of Bristol for nearly 150 years, residents of South Bristol determined that their interests would be better served by becoming a separate town and they broke away from the large community of Bristol.
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From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album
William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.
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"… for every 12 inhabitants 1862 • On December 14 Albion K.P. Avery became the first Lubec soldier killed in action (Battle of Fredericksburg) 1864 –…"
