Keywords: Yankees
Item 105113
Babe Ruth signing autographs, Portland, 1926
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1926 Location: Portland Media: Glass Plate Negative
Item 74758
Maine Yankee brochure, Wiscasset, 1975
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1975 Location: Wiscasset Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant in Wiscasset generated electricity from 1972 until 1996. Activists concerned about the plant's safety led three unsuccessful referendum campaigns in the 1980s to shut it down.
Exhibit
Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1820 to 1865: Temperance and the Maine Law
"… of public drinking, often seemingly to spite Yankees such as Dow, were now given the brunt of the blame for outbreaks of violence."
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Site Resources
"Print. Haley, John West. The Rebel yell & the Yankee hurrah: the Civil War journal of a Maine volunteer. Camden, Me.: Down East Books, 1985."
Site Page
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Third Generation and Beyond
"… certainly seemed to live up to legends of Yankee thrift with the recycling of buildings within the neighborhood."
Story
Dan Gagne: The story behind Biddeford’s legendary speed skater
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
Stories from a competitive athlete with countless awards and contributions to his community
Story
Mark Plummer, golfer from Maine
by Mark Plummer
Amateur golfer from Maine, Mark Plummer discussed his golf career and life lessons
