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Item 77102

Friends Church, St. Albans, 1907

Contributed by: St. Albans Historical Society Date: 1907 Location: St. Albans Media: Postcard

Item 11001

Society of the Cincinnati Medal, ca. 1784

Contributed by: The General Henry Knox Museum Date: circa 1784 Location: Thomaston Media: Fabric, metal

Item 13307

Letter of Introduction to Choctaw Nation, 1842

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1842-06-21 Location: North Fairfield Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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The British capture and occupation of Eastport 1814-1818

The War of 1812 ended in December 1814, but Eastport continued to be under British control for another four years. Eastport was the last American territory occupied by the British from the War of 1812 to be returned to the United States. Except for the brief capture of two Aleutian Islands in Alaska by the Japanese in World War II, it was the last time since 2018 that United States soil was occupied by a foreign government.

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Prisoners of War

Mainers have been held prisoners in conflicts fought on Maine and American soil and in those fought overseas. In addition, enemy prisoners from several wars have been brought to Maine soil for the duration of the war.

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400 years of New Mainers

Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.