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Item 82259

Lead bullet relic, Gaines Mill, ca. 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1862 Media: Lead

Item 100542

Civil War bullet, Bethel, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Bethel Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Bethel Media: Metal

Item 9307

Civil War bullet case, ca. 1862

Contributed by: Cumberland Historical Society Date: circa 1862 Location: Cumberland Media: Leather, brass

Online Exhibits

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Student Exhibit: Medicine in Times Past

Inspired by Dr. Greenleaf Wilbur's medical box at the Skowhegan History House, this exhibit highlights some Mainers in the medical field of the past and the stories they had.

Exhibit

Indians at the Centennial

Passamaquoddy Indians from Washington County traveled to Portland in 1920 to take part in the Maine Centennial Exposition. They set up an "Indian Village" at Deering Oaks Park.

Exhibit

WWI Memorial Trees along Portland's Baxter Boulevard

On Memorial Day of 1920, the City of Portland planted 100 Linden trees on Forest Avenue, each dedicated to the memory of one military service member who had died in World War I, or who had served honorably.

Site Pages

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Bangor from the east bank of the Penobscot River, ca. 1905

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 2 of 2

"Web. 23 April 2010. Bullets Fly During Central Street Gun Battle. Bangor Daily News 13 October 1937: 5. Print. G-Men Kill Brady and Pal."

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Police Revolver, Hallowell Police Department, Hallowell, 1890,

Historic Hallowell - Prisons and Firearms

"Police did not have bullets until 1880. Eventually, officers of the police department were given revolvers to defend themselves and their community…"