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Item 10647

Train derailment, Waterville, 1979

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1979-06-09 Location: Waterville Media: Photographic print

Item 9002

Hotel Coburn ruins, Skowhegan, 1918

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: 1918-03-05 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Item 102196

Abijah Smith to John Chandler regarding Maine statehood, Waterville, 1819

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1819-01-29 Location: Waterville Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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A Brief History of Colby College

Colby originated in 1813 as Maine Literary and Theological Institution and is now a small private liberal arts college of about 1,800 students. A timeline of the history and development of Colby College from 1813 until the present.

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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.

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Evergreens and a Jolly Old Elf

Santa Claus and evergreens have been common December additions to homes, schools, businesses, and other public places to America since the mid nineteenth century. They are two symbols of the Christian holiday of Christmas whose origins are unrelated to the religious meaning of the day.

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Colby College Special Collections

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Works Cited Page

"n.d. Harlow, Doug. “Carbon Monoxide Kills Waterville Man In Home.” Storm Edition: Day 3, 11 Jan. 1998 “Ice Storm Cripples Parts of Northeast.” U.S.."

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Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"A man from Waterville died from carbon monoxide poisoning produced from his generator. In Westbrook a man who threatened to hold the Central Maine…"