Keywords: sanitary conditions
Item 65149
Gov. Cony letter about hospital conditions, Augusta, 1864
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864-10-25 Location: Augusta; Pensacola; New Orleans; New York; Ridge Media: Ink on paper
Item 100904
Dr. Manson on condition of Civil War camps, New York, 1862
Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1862-11-02 Location: Brooklyn Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families
The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.
Exhibit
The Swinging Bridge: Walking Across the Androscoggin
Built in 1892 to entice workers at the Cabot Manufacturing Corporation in Brunswick to move to newly built housing in Topsham, the Androscoggin Pedestrian "Swinging" Bridge or Le Petit Pont quickly became important to many people traveling between the two communities.
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Story
The Oakfield Inn
by Rodney Duplisea
This is a summarized article about the opening of the Oakfield Inn. It appeared in the Bangor Daily
Story
A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin
As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down
