Keywords: coast of Maine
Item 28565
Old Coast Guard Station, Lubec, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1922 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard
Item 10322
Coast Guardsman Nick Dowger at the West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, ca. 1940
Contributed by: West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association Date: circa 1940 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print
Item 149111
Twadelle residence boundary survey, Rockport, 2005
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2005 Location: Rockport Client: Catherine Dodge Twadelle Architect: Gartley & Dorsky
Item 149113
Thomas residence land survey, Mount Desert, 1994-2004
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1994–2004 Location: Mount Desert Clients: Joseph B. Thomas, IV; Ethel Thomas Architect: CES, Inc.
Exhibit
The British capture and occupation of Eastport 1814-1818
The War of 1812 ended in December 1814, but Eastport continued to be under British control for another four years. Eastport was the last American territory occupied by the British from the War of 1812 to be returned to the United States. Except for the brief capture of two Aleutian Islands in Alaska by the Japanese in World War II, it was the last time since 2018 that United States soil was occupied by a foreign government.
Exhibit
Mainers have been held prisoners in conflicts fought on Maine and American soil and in those fought overseas. In addition, enemy prisoners from several wars have been brought to Maine soil for the duration of the war.
Site Page
Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention
"One of the most photographed events at the convention was a lobster bake and buffet held at the hotel."
Site Page
Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation
"… were never found and the last time they were seen was off of the coast of Cape Cod at 7:10 P.M. Frances Grayson was 35 years old when she died."
Story
Maine Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum
by Ken Brooks
How the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum began
Story
Saga of a Sub Chaser S.C. 268 along Maine Coast
by DANIEL R CHRISTOPHER
A look back at a Sub Chaser Crew on duty along the Maine coastline near the end of World War I
Lesson Plan
Becoming Maine: The District of Maine's Coastal Economy
Grade Level: 3-5
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will introduce students to the maritime economy of Maine prior to statehood and to the Coasting Law that impacted the separation debate. Students will examine primary documents, take part in an activity that will put the Coasting Law in the context of late 18th century – early 19th century New England, and learn about how the Embargo Act of 1807 affected Maine in the decades leading to statehood.
Lesson Plan
Maine Monochromatic Oceanscape
Grade Level: 6-8
Content Area: Visual & Performing Arts
This lesson plan will give students an overview of the creatures that live in the Gulf of Maine, real and imagined. Students will be able to describe the creatures they learn about, first learning simple art skills, and then combining these simple skills to make an Oceanscape picture that is complex.