Maine Memory Network

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 1 of 5

"… and Alan Taylor, so too, the international border of the United States and Canada was created by human actions over a long period of time and was…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 5 of 5

"Nonetheless, the long-lasting international border of 1842 is not as all powerful as it sometimes seems."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 2 of 5

"… treaty that made fixing the international border such a long and difficult process, however, was the Treaty of Paris that ended the American…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 3 of 5

"… Historical Society Maine’s international border was the most bitterly contested segment, and an excellent visual orientation appears in Stephen J…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 2 of 4

"Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective Past meets Present I am particularly struck by how similar the Proprietors’ documents and actions feel to…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 5 of 5

"The documents produced by the border commission, particular early on, consistently highlight Passamaquoddy and wider Wabanaki Nations’ deep knowledge…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Plymouth Company (Kennebec Proprietors) records, ca. 1625-1824

"… people; Massachusetts colonial governance; and, international relations, land speculation and Revolution‐era land bounties."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"… & Portsmouth Railroad tracks and the western edge bordered the marsh. It is now the site of Scarborough Industrial Park."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… the start of the world’s longest international border, this art in engineering opened in 1962 between Lubec, Maine and Campobello Island, New…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Lubec History Lubec: A Border Town Shaped by the Sea Text by Jennifer Multhopp With images from Lubec Memorial Library, Lubec Historical Society…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"The Order of Knights of Pythias is an international, non-sectarian fraternal order, established in 1864 in Washington, DC."

Acadian Archives

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… war break out along the Maine-New Brunswick borders. The state built an armory in Bangor and mustered troops there."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Cumberland's Border with North Yarmouth is at Greely Road Route 9 is called Main Street as it runs south into Cumberland."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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