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Item 81355

Brig under construction, Somes Cove, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Mount Desert Island Media: Photographic print

Item 26659

Brig Daphne, Thomaston, ca. 1980

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1980 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 48275

Brig "Ganza," ca. 1833

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1833 Location: Saco Media: Watercolor, pen, ink, pencil

Online Exhibits

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Enemies at Sea, Companions in Death

Lt. William Burrows and Commander Samuel Blyth, commanders of the USS Enterprise and the HMS Boxer, led their ships and crews in Battle in Muscongus Bay on Sept. 5, 1813. The American ship was victorious, but both captains were killed. Portland staged a large and regal joint burial.

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Influential & Interesting Documents

"… 31, 1812 records her most famous capture, the brig Dianna loaded with 212 puncheons of rum. Her cargo, sold locally as "Old Dart Rum",brought high…"

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Commander George Henry Preble

George Henry Preble of Portland, nephew of Edward Preble who was known as the father of the U.S. Navy, temporarily lost his command during the Civil War when he was charged with failing to stop a Confederate ship from getting through the Union blockade at Mobile.

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 6, pages 97-113

"… and personalities include: Irish immigrants Brig. Gen. Plaisted Col. Israel B. Norcross Capt. John B. Nickels Co."

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Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"Brig Enterprise and the British Brig Boxer off of Monhegan Island. The separation movement stood at a standstill during the War of 1812, as…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Papers, 1627‐1866

"… War documents; French spoliation claims for the brig Hope; records of churches founded in towns settled by the Pejepscot Proprietors and histories…"