Maine Memory Network

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Historic Hallowell - Prisons and Firearms

"William King, former governor, paid 3,000 dollars for a 10-acre prison site. It was known as Limestone Hill."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"Prison Industries Quarry, State Prison, Thomaston, Maine c 1870Thomaston Historical Society Throughout the years, work industries programs for…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Maine State Prison

"Maine State Prison Model, Thomaston, MaineThomaston Historical Society The Maine State Prison stood in Thomaston from 1824 until it was razed in…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison leaves Thomaston - 2002

"The old prison was demolished in April of that year, leaving a wide empty grassy field and the southeast corner of the former prison wall remaining."

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

"All transfer of prisoners was under the supervision of Dr. Daniel Rose, who had been appointed the first State Prison Warden."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"It was named after W. W. Rice, a prison official who served as foreman. A group of citizens was organized to manage the company with the…"

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

"Prison is Established - 1823 Dr. Rose House, Thomaston, ca. 1960sThomaston Historical Society Dr."

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."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War Resources

"Wheelan, Joseph. Libby Prison Breakout. New York: Public Affairs, 2010. Zombek, Angela M. "Libby Prison." Encyclopedia Virginia. Brendan Wolfe, ed."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"Andersonville Prison Above is a sketch of Andersonville Prison as it appeared on August 1, 1864 when it contained 35,000 prisoners of war."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"Prison Cells, Maine State Prison, Thomaston, Maine c 1900Thomaston Historical Society By 1843, after calls by inspectors for a new more humane…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Paine House

"He carried on a successful trade in a store on the site of the Prison Store at the corner of Wadsworth Street."

Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"His diary of prison life tells of the horrendous living conditions at the prisons. Numerous people died every day."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Home

"… of Major General Henry Knox EXPERIENCE the dark history of the Maine State Prison IMAGINE the hey-day of Thomaston's lucrative Shipbuilding era."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"Prison Corner, Thomaston, ca. 1871Thomaston Historical Society Benjamin Carr, Prison Warden from 1839-1850, and Edward O’Brien, shipbuilder and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early 1800s

"… state for $3,000 as a site for the Maine State Prison. Since Thomaston was halfway between Kittery and Eastport with river access, it was desirable…"

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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

"… in Biddeford & Saco Report on cotton for prison, New Orleans, 1862Maine Historical Society Raw cotton was imported from the Southern States…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"Early Days of the Maine State Prison at Thomaston Reprint from the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology of Northwestern University, Vol. 38, No."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"Early Days of the Maine State Prison at Thomaston Reprint from the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology of Northwestern University, Vol. 38, No."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s

"… of Route One/Main Street and Wadsworth Streets, and currently serves as the Prison Store. <-Prev. Page ......................... Next Page->"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"Early Days of the Maine State Prison at Thomaston Reprint from the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology of Northwestern University, Vol. 38, No."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"Early Days of the Maine State Prison at Thomaston Reprint from the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology of Northwestern University, Vol. 38, No."