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Keywords: Maine State Capital building

Historical Items

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Item 31166

Remains, Old South Congregational Church, Hallowell, December 1878

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: 1878 Location: Hallowell Media: Stereograph

Item 11876

State capitol, Augusta, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Augusta Media: Postcard

Item 29316

John Lord House, Hallowell, ca. 1879

Contributed by: Jim Sullivan through Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1879 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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State of Mind: Becoming Maine

The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?

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Maine Medical Center, Bramhall Campus

Maine Medical Center, founded as Maine General Hospital, has dominated Portland’s West End since its construction in 1871 on Bramhall Hill. As the medical field grew in both technological and social practice, the facility of the hospital also changed. This exhibit tracks the expansion and additions to that original building as the hospital adapted to its patients’ needs.

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Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Site Pages

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Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… term, he traveled from Portland, then the state capital, to Augusta to speak at the cornerstone laying ceremony for the new State House."

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"Lumber Capital There were many key factors that led Bangor to become the lumber capital of the world."