Keywords: New Hampshire Assembly
Item 101268
John Hancock on the expansion of military authority, Baltimore, Maryland, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-12-30 Location: Baltimore Media: Ink on paper
Item 101275
Matthew Thornton on congressional activity, Philadelphia, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-11-12 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
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John Hancock's Relation to Maine
The president of the Continental Congress and the Declaration's most notable signatory, John Hancock, has ties to Maine through politics, and commercial businesses, substantial property, vacations, and family.
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History in Motion: The Era of the Electric Railways
Street railways, whether horse-drawn or electric, required the building of trestles and tracks. The new form of transportation aided industry, workers, vacationers, and other travelers.
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Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2
"Maine: A History (Somersworth, NH: New Hampshire Publishing Company, 1973), 107. [5] Falmouth Gazette, 4/30/1785."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4
"… that he married Stella Langford of Rochester, New Hampshire. Lewis Litchfield, Scarborough, ca."