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Historical Items

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Item 82111

Fire Engine 2, 'Medomak,' Waldoboro, ca. 1846

Contributed by: Waldoboro Fire Department Date: circa 1846 Location: Waldoboro Media: Wood, wrought iron

Item 18290

Railroad engine house with turntable, Dover-Foxcroft, ca. 1990

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1990 Location: Dover-Foxcroft Media: Photographic print

Item 14263

Bangor Fire Department Engine 7, 1948

Contributed by: Hose 5 Fire Museum Date: 1948 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 70929

Engine House, Presumpscot Street (rear), Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Canadian National Railroad Use: Engine House

Item 74948

Engine House, Thompsons Point, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: The Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad Use: Engine House

Item 74966

Engine House, Thompsons Point, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: The Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad Use: Engine House

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151412

House One model house, Portland, 1992-1995

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1992–1995 Location: Portland Client: House One: A Maine Corporation Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson Architect

Item 150369

Plans and Alterations in Engine House, Auburn, 1870-1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1870–1880 Location: Auburn; Auburn Client: unknown Architect: George M. Coombs

Item 151626

Thackery house, Johnstown, PA, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Johnstown Client: George E. Thackery Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland

The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.

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Waldoboro Fire Department's 175 Years

While the town of Waldoboro was chartered in 1773, it began organized fire protection in 1838 with a volunteer fire department and a hand pump fire engine, the Water Witch.

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From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album

William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.

Site Pages

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"On the map, the buildings on the property were an engine house and two other houses that were owned by J."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"Hall went back to New Meadows and talked the engineer, Mr. A. B. Burditt, who was also a diver, and had him put the suit on."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"It was believed that a spark from the railroad engine alighted in a shed on the Pleasant Street side of Meeting House Park."

My Maine Stories

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Story

A Story in a Stick
by Jim Moulton

A story about dowsing for a well in Bowdoin

Story

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.

Story

Service in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan by MAJ Adam R. Cote
by Adam R. Cote

Military Service has had a deep impact my life