Keywords: cigar makers
Item 82168
Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: 1880 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print
Item 101799
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Hanscom, South Berwick, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Old Berwick Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: South Berwick Media: Photographic print
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In 1857, when Daniel Cough left Amoy Island, China, as a stowaway on a sailing ship from Mt. Desert Island he was on his way into history as the first Chinese person to make his home in Maine. He was soon followed by a cigar maker and a tea merchant who settled in Portland and then by many more Chinese men who spread all over Maine working mostly as laundrymen.
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This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War
For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.
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Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden
"… make no mistake if you smoke The John R Braden Cigar. ‘It Can’t Be Beat’. That’s why we left off the eraser.” The famous horse was originally…"
