Maine Memory Network

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"In 1865, Warde and six Sisters of Mercy arrived in Bangor, Maine where they opened a school that later became Saint John School."

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"Vol. II. Hallowell, 1865. This brook briefly explains about Fales' life. It includes important details about his life such as his rank in the army…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… on the south side of the river at Oak Street in 1865 to take advantage of the water power at that site."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… – 1874 • Period of great commercial prosperity 1865 • Peak of smoked herring industry • Thirty smokehouses from N."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… In 1827 Guilford began to grow and prosper and by 1865 there were saw mills, law offices, retail stores, and a woolen factory."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… The defeat of the Confederacy in the spring of 1865 brought the Civil War to a close, and allowed the United States to focus on the development of…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"“Hannibal Hamlin, 15th Vice President (1861-1865).” U.S. Senate: Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, U.S."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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