Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is built - 1823 to 1824

"A hospital, guards’ quarters and warden’s residence were located in the center portion of the architecture with two wings extending off each side for…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - P.H. Tilson Death Notice

"… began, General McDowell called 5,000 men to guard the rear of the army. After Union guns were captured, the Union Army was forced to retreat with…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… from the river under the watchful eyes of armed guards along the river. After the war, about 175 remaining settlers left the fort and went back to…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… to work felling trees and making rifle pits to guard against such a surprise as befell General Grant at Pittsburg last night, and this forenoon it…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 12 of 17

"B Company served as Home Guards meaning they were called into service for the protection of public property within the State."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Junior Martin in cadet uniform, Bangor, ca. 1871

"… began in December 1871 drilling with the Jameson Guards, a state militia group. Junior Martin's father, John Martin (1823-1904) drew three…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Coast Guard, Yeaton later became known as the "Father of the Coast Guard." Yeaton, friend and companion to Allan, retired in 1798 to his North Lubec…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"Local police offers guarded Lindbergh's plane, "Spirit of St. Louis", in which he made his historic flight across the Atlantic Ocean only two months…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… Historical Society Armed National Guard Troops at Guilford Woolen Mill, September 17, 1934Guilford Historical Society In 1934, organizers…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"… because the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution guards against self-incrimination. Not until 1864 however, were they able to testify in their own…"

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"Andrews Band, Frontier National Guards, Capt. Bradish were followed by the Knights of Columbus float and P. Gillis Council K. of C."

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"Police and the National Guard were on hand in case of troubles. In May 19, 1938, the First Air Mail arrived at the Hudson farm field."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… the park employed a stable of security guards, as well as police officers Fred Flynn and Harry Edgecomb, available to escort any riffraff from the…"

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… which was used as an Armory for the National Guard, was added. X X Today there are various ways that the City of Bath uses the block…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Fort Pownall now guarded the entrance to the Penobscot Valley; stalwart and hardy settlers began to settle where the two rivers met."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Service (later to become the United States Coast Guard), commissioning Hopley Yeaton as its first officer."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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