Keywords: U.S. Patent Office
Item 34731
Jewett self-heating can patent, 1903
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1903 Location: Norridgewock Media: Ink on paper
Item 26622
O'Brien and Ruggles Houses, Thomaston, ca. 1960
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Capt. Grenville F. Sparrow, 17th Maine
Grenville F. Sparrow of Portland was 25 when he answered Lincoln's call for more troops to fight the Confederates. He enlisted in Co. A of Maine's 17th Volunteer Infantry regiment. He fought in 30 battles between 1862 and the war's end in 1865.
Exhibit
World War I and the Maine Experience
With a long history of patriotism and service, Maine experienced the war in a truly distinct way. Its individual experiences tell the story of not only what it means to be an American, but what it means to be from Maine during the war to end all wars.
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Historic Hallowell - Henry Pope Clearwater Ph.D.~ Patient Medicine Mass Marketer
"… Rheumatism was his most successful product, but U. S. vs Henry Clearwater (H. P. Clearwater and Pope Laboratories) resulted in the "Misbranding of…"
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle
"Government chose Presque Isle’s airport as the site for the U.S. Army Air Base; the construction of the Presque Isle Air Base in 1941 kicked off a…"
