Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"Ames on January 10, 1864. He went to prison in the same year. People say that he died in prison in the state of Georgia on March 3, 1865."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"He died at the Maine State Prison after only serving six years, proclaiming his innocence to the day he died."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"He died on October 6, 1864, in Andersonville Prison of scorbutus. He is buried at the Andersonville National Cemetery."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Carr O'Brien Block

"… sail loft, boot and shoe factory, clothing factory, and now houses the Prison Showroom, a retail outlet for products manufactured by prisoners."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 6 of 17

"During the years of the war, cotton manufacturing became extremely challenging. The Union blockades cut off the export of cotton which caused extreme…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"… the quarry on what is now the former Maine State Prison site on Main Street in Thomaston, and he operated kilns on the bank of the river, just…"