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Item 148742

Timber map of the west half of T9 R3, 1938

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1938 Location: T9 R3 WELS Media: Ink on linen; hand coloring

Item 16683

Fire damaged control tower, Presque Isle Air Base, 1954

Contributed by: Presque Isle Air Museum Date: 1954 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Item 16682

Fire at Hangar #4, Presque Isle Air Base, 1954

Contributed by: Presque Isle Air Museum Date: 1954 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Father Rasles, the Indians and the English

Father Sebastien Rasle, a French Jesuit, ran a mission for Indians at Norridgewock and, many English settlers believed, encouraged Indian resistance to English settlement. He was killed in a raid on the mission in 1724 that resulted in the remaining Indians fleeing for Canada.

Exhibit

Instructors building, Little Chebeague Island, 1947

Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island

Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.

Exhibit

Reading, Writing and 'Rithmetic: Brooklin Schools

When Brooklin, located on the Blue Hill Peninsula, was incorporated in 1849, there were ten school districts and nine one-room school houses. As the years went by, population changes affected the location and number of schools in the area. State requirements began to determine ways that student's education would be handled. Regardless, education of the Brooklin students always remained a high priority for the town.

Site Pages

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire

"The fire burned out of control for ten days, consuming 10,000 acres. A large section of Bar Harbor was gone. Some things would never come back."

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Map of Lincoln, Thomaston, Maine in 1719

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"Following the fall of French control to the British at Louisburg, Nova Scotia in 1745, the French enlisted the aid of the local Indians to help with…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"He realized that unless he could own and control the riparian rights above and around the Falls, his plans for dams, canal, mills, a power company…"