Keywords: musket
Item 12973
Sprigfield Type III musket, 1811
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1811 Location: Houlton Media: Steel, wood
Item 12974
Flintlock rifle with bayonet, ca. 1770
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1770 Location: Houlton; Saratoga; London Media: Steel, wood
Exhibit
When Europeans arrived in North America and disrupted traditional Native American patterns of life, they also offered other opportunities: trade goods for furs. The fur trade had mixed results for the Wabanaki.
Exhibit
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.
Site Page
Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March
"… a lot of food due to exposure, and a lot of musket powder, too. Benedict Arnold remained optimistic, however, and had them press on."
Site Page
Surry by the Bay - History of Surry
"… English settler, bearing the ax as well as the musket. Then the calm of peace and the growth of log huts, the ring of the ax in the great forest…"
Story
Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years
by Jamison McAlister
Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years
