Maine Memory Network

The Atlantic House, Scarborough, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1960 Location: Scarborough Media: Slide, transparency

The Atlantic House, York Beach, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: circa 1905 Location: York Media: Postcard

87-89 Atlantic Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Mabel A Brooks Use: Dwelling - Two family

2-4 Atlantic Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Ethel M Swett Style: Italianate Use: Dwelling - Single family

Proposed alterations to the Atlantic House at Scarborough Beach, Scarborough, ca. 1911

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1911 Location: Scarborough Client: unknown Architect: Frederick A. Tompson

Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs

The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.

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.

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Bonnie and Donnie Staples' house

"Grover Cleveland 'Clevie' (1885-1967) and Bessie (Joyce) (1893-1989) Dunham opened the store in their home."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"Then, in 1857 and 1892, two I.O.O.F. lodges were built in Kansas. On September 20, 1851 the I.O.O.F."

North Atlantic Blues Festival
by Paul Benjamin

The history of the North Atlantic Blues Festival

Maine and the Atlantic World Slave Economy
by Seth Goldstein

How Maine's historic industries are tied to slavery