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Item 7989

Metal water tank, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 20456

Home hot water tank, Littleton, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1940 Location: Littleton Media: Copper

Item 58484

Standpipe, Lubec, ca. 1914

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1914 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151377

Randall/Jarashow residence, Wayne, 1989

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1989 Location: Wayne Clients: David Randall; Judy Jarashow Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson Architect

Item 151800

Mori residence, North Haven, 2016-2018

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2016–2018 Location: North Haven Client: Toshiko Mori Architect: LaBranche Land Surveys

Item 151808

Hague residence, Bar Harbor, 2002

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2002 Location: Bar Harbor Clients: William Hague; Jane Hague Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Online Exhibits

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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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Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Congress Street, Portland, ca. 1890

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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Skowhegan Doughboys in France, WWI, France, 1918

Great War and Armistice Day

In 1954, November 11 became known as Veterans Day, a time to honor American veterans of all wars. The holiday originated, however, as a way to memorialize the end of World War I, November 11, 1918, and to "perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations." Mainers were involved in World War I as soldiers, nurses, and workers on the homefront aiding the military effort.

Site Pages

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Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"… two: Brining As were herring were put in the tanks, more salt and water was added, and the mixture was tended for several days, according to Hall…"