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Historical Items

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Item 55053

Pratt Farm Monument, Clinton, ca. 1926

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1926 Location: Clinton Media: Photographic print

Item 21235

Victor Anderson farm, Woodland, ca. 1922

Contributed by: Nylander Museum Date: circa 1922 Location: Woodland Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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In Canada During the Civil War

One surviving letter from the family of Francis Pratt to the young man who was in Canada in 1865 suggests that going to Canada to escape military service during the Civil War was not unheard of. The letter also suggests money was removed to Canada to protect it.

Exhibit

Student Exhibit: A Civil War Soldier from Skowhegan

Alexander Crawford a soldier from Skowhegan, was born in 1839 on a farm on the Dudley Corner Road in Skowhegan. He served in the Civil War and returned to Skowhegan to run the family farm.

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A Convenient Soldier: The Black Guards of Maine

The Black Guards were African American Army soldiers, members of the segregated Second Battalion of the 366th Infantry sent to guard the railways of Maine during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. The purpose of the Black Guards' deployment to Maine was to prevent terrorist attacks along the railways, and to keep Maine citizens safe during the war.

Site Pages

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"Wesley Pratt cannery put up over 7,000 cases of string beans in 1918 and Burnham and Morrill who owned corn canneries, offered 5 cents per pound, a…"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"until 1869. David Pratt, who moved to North Yarmouth from Freeport sometime prior to 1818, is credited with establishing shipbuilding on the Royal…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Soon there was money expended for improvement in Pratt Field. Pratt Field would eventually host team sports and Chatauqua gatherings."