Keywords: Merchants Trust and Bank
Item 35870
Main Street, Presque Isle, ca, 1910
Contributed by: David Gallagher through Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Presque Isle Media: Postcard
Item 31462
Main Street, Presque Isle, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Presque Isle Media: Glass Negative
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.
Exhibit
George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall
"… Patten Davenport left more than $1,500,000 in a trust fund to be run by the Davenport Foundation, mostly for the benefit of organizations and…"
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview
"A brick Town Hall was begun in 1837 at the intersection of Centre and Water Streets, the current site of the Grant Building."
