Maine Memory Network

Martha Libby, Brunswick, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1870 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print

Henry H. Maxim letter on Civil War service, West Sumner, 1895

Contributed by: Bethel Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Location: Sumner; Bethel; Paris Media: Ink on paper

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171 State Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Charles Sumner Cook Use: Dwelling - Single family

Scarborough: They Answered the Call

Scarborough met every quota set by the state for supplying Civil War soldiers for Union regiments. Some of those who responded became prominent citizens of the town.

South Portland's Wartime Shipbuilding

Two shipyards in South Portland, built quickly in 1941 to construct cargo ships for the British and Americans, produced nearly 270 ships in two and a half years. Many of those vessels bore the names of notable Mainers.

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"Kelley, druggist; Pike’s Market; A. Rowell; A.B. Sumner and Co.; Staples & Son, general merchant; F.Y."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… clearly pinpointed Maine State Representative Sumner T. Pike as Master of Ceremonies. Eleanor Roosevelt attended the dedication, two days after her…"