Keywords: Maine Law
Item 103237
Ransford W. Shaw’s law office, Houlton, 1908
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1908-12-29 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Item 103657
John Chandler to Henry Dearborn about coasting law and its potential repeal, Monmouth, 1816
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1816 Location: Monmouth; Boston, MA Media: Ink on paper
Item 151134
Children's Hospital, Portland, 1909-1966
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909–1966 Location: Portland Clients: Children's Hospital; Salvation Army; University of Maine Law Sch Architect: Frederick A. Tompson
Item 151680
Emery house, Ellsworth, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Ellsworth; Hancock Client: L. A. Emery Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Exhibit
Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1820 to 1865: Temperance and the Maine Law
"In 1851, Dow guided his Maine Law through the legislature and Maine became the first "dry" state. Neighboring states, including Massachusetts, took…"
Exhibit
These stories -- that stretch from 1999 back to 1759 -- take you from an amusement park to the halls of Congress. There are inventors, artists, showmen, a railway agent, a man whose civic endeavors helped shape Portland, a man devoted to the pursuit of peace and one known for his military exploits, Maine's first novelist, a woman who recorded everyday life in detail, and an Indian who survived a British attack.
Site Page
Maine's Road to Statehood - The Coasting Law of 1789
"… decades, and it is no great coincidence that the law's repeal in 1819 would coincide with Maine's separation.[10] New Map of English America…"
Site Page
Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
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Story
Orphanage on Revere Street
by anonymous
An orphanage operated by a Mrs. Oliver on 54 Revere Street in Portland, Maine in 1930.
Story
Timberland Legacy, My Family's History in Maine
by Lisa Huber
A long connection to the forestry industry and conservation movement in Maine
Lesson Plan
Becoming Maine: The District of Maine's Coastal Economy
Grade Level: 3-5
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will introduce students to the maritime economy of Maine prior to statehood and to the Coasting Law that impacted the separation debate. Students will examine primary documents, take part in an activity that will put the Coasting Law in the context of late 18th century – early 19th century New England, and learn about how the Embargo Act of 1807 affected Maine in the decades leading to statehood.
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
Maine's quest for statehood began in the years immediately following the American Revolution. Though the state of Massachusetts consented to the separation in 1819 and Maine would ultimately achieve statehood in 1820, Maine’s split from Massachusetts was not without controversy and was not universally supported by people living in Maine. Using primary sources, students will explore the arguments for and against Maine statehood. Students will gather evidence and arguments to debate the statement: It is in the best interests of the people of Maine for Maine to become its own state.
