Keywords: Wilton
Item 26092
Lower Dam, East Wilton, ca. 1915
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1915 Location: Wilton Media: Glass Negative
Item 28942
Kineowatha Camps, Wilton, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Wilton Media: Glass Negative
Item 150086
Wilton Academy gymnasium, Wilton, 1950
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1950 Location: Wilton Client: Wilton Academy Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
Item 151144
Wilton Congregational Church, Wilton, 1949-1956
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1949–1956 Location: Wilton Client: Wilton Congregational Church Architect: John Howard Stevens John Calvin Stevens II Architects
Exhibit
In Canada During the Civil War
One surviving letter from the family of Francis Pratt to the young man who was in Canada in 1865 suggests that going to Canada to escape military service during the Civil War was not unheard of. The letter also suggests money was removed to Canada to protect it.
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
Site Page
Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5
"… East Dixfield Post Office and General Store, Wilton, ca. 1914Dixfield Historical Society EAST DIXFIELD The Next Section to be Settled East…"
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War
"A memorial stone in the East Wilton cemetery states that his grave is in Gettysburg and his last words were “Tell my Mother that I died fighting for…"
Story
How Mom caught Dad
by Jane E. Woodman
How Ruth and Piney met in Wilton and started a life together