Maine Memory Network

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"During the Civil War, or War of Rebellion as it was called by the North at the time, many Islesboro men either volunteered, were drafted, paid…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… village and outlying areas 1904 • Lubec’s Civil War Monument dedicated 1907 • American Can Co."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… based European settlement until after the Civil War, although Acadians had lived along the St."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… In the midst of prosperity came the outbreak of Civil War and, in 1861, over 200 men aged 18 to 40 entered the Union Army – one for every 12…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"The War of 1812, Civil War and WWI took the men out of the fields, leaving farm hands in short supply."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… service had been in place since shortly after the Civil War, and phone service was established by the early 1900’s."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"During the Civil War era, her father served in the Union Army. While she was treating his injuries, she found her interest in the medical field."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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