Keywords: Saint John River
Item 11475
Samuel Cook letter on U.S.-Canadian border, 1842
Contributed by: Cary Library Date: circa 1842 Location: Houlton; Frankfort Media: Ink on paper
Item 20432
St. John River in Van Buren, ca. 1920
Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Van Buren Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
The Barns of the St. John River Valley: Maine's Crowning Jewels
Maine's St. John River Valley boasts a unique architectural landscape. A number of historical factors led to the proliferation of a local architectural style, the Madawaska twin barn, as well as a number of building techniques rarely seen elsewhere. Today, these are in danger of being lost to time.
Exhibit
St-Jean-Baptiste Day -- June 24th -- in Lewiston-Auburn was a very public display of ethnic pride for nearly a century. Since about 1830, French Canadians had used St. John the Baptist's birthdate as a demonstration of French-Canadian nationalism.
Site Page
"The fundamental issue was that, in the years since Champlain’s voyage, the precise location of the river had been lost."
Site Page
"Lawrence, and used Champlain’s Saint Croix River as a western boundary. Yet Alexander’s attempt to actually make good on his grant by transporting…"
