Keywords: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Item 16741
Northrop A-17, Presque Isle Army Air Field, 1940
Contributed by: Presque Isle Air Museum Date: 1940 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print
Item 14147
Contributed by: National Archives at Boston Date: 1936 Location: Eastport Media: Photographic print
Item 151453
Barracks in Togus, Chelsea, 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1900–1935 Location: Chelsea; Eastport Client: Eastern Branch N.H.D.V.S. Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
Clean Water: Muskie and the Environment
Maine Senator Edmund S. Muskie earned the nickname "Mr. Clean" for his environment efforts during his tenure in Congress from 1959 to 1980. He helped created a political coalition that passed important clean air and clean water legislation, drawing on his roots in Maine.
Exhibit
George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.
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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
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