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Historical Items

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Item 12206

The Steamer St. Croix, Portland Company, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Portland; Bath Media: Photographic print

Item 35009

Eastern Steam Ship St. Croix, Lubec, ca. 1905, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 80809

The "Spednic," Princeton, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Princeton Public Library Date: circa 1960 Location: Princeton Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Princeton: Woods and Water Built This Town

Princeton benefited from its location on a river -- the St. Croix -- that was useful for transportation of people and lumber and for powering mills as well as on its proximity to forests.

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A Celebration of Skilled Artisans

The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, an organization formed to promote and support skilled craftsmen, celebrated civic pride and members' trades with a parade through Portland on Oct. 8, 1841 at which they displayed 17 painted linen banners with graphic and textual representations of the artisans' skills.

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The Shape of Maine

The boundaries of Maine are the product of international conflict, economic competition, political fights, and contested development. The boundaries are expressions of human values; people determined the shape of Maine.

Site Pages

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Croix River, but documentation never made clear which river was the St. Croix. The U.S. preferred the easternmost river while the Britain preferred…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 1 of 5

"Croix Island, 1797 Used by the British Secretary Ward Chapman of the St. Croix Commission (1796-1798) to help settle the dispute over the Northeast…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 3 of 5

"Croix intended in 1783. It also agreed upon the interior source (or headwaters) of the St. Croix as the western end of the Chiputneticook Lakes…"