Maine Memory Network

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

"Since Thomaston was halfway between Kittery and Eastport with river access, it was desirable not only due to its location but also because the quarry…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"He also talks about his time spent there and how he was treated. He stated that he was not cared for well but had many friends around."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Comparisons

"… a few days for everything to thaw out of its ice prison witch still made the surface slippery and dangerous for the residents."

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."

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 - About Us

"The General Henry Knox Museum, located at the intersection of U.S. Route 1 and ME Route 131, is home to a growing collection of artifacts from the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"Soon a second kiln was added to meet the demands of trade and lumber was added as cargo. Encouraged by this profitable business, Waldo gathered…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - JP Cilley Ledger From Post

"§ Taken prisoner in Middletown, Virginia on June 24, 1862. § Promoted to Major May 8, 1862. § After being released by the Confederates, he was left…"

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."

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"… Virginia and died in November in the Confederate prison camp in Salisbury, North Carolina. Sgt. Nelson W. Jones, 3rd Maine Infantry, ca."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"One prisoner from the state prison was brought here to do the welding. Sometime in the winter of 1841 the cables came to Bath, Maine."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812

"… Many townspeople were held captive on a British prison ship and others were held in John Crosby’s warehouse at the corner of Elm Street West and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Frederick A. Edwards

"Edwards never had to endure the southern prisons, but he was in attendance at the execution of a Confederate Captain, who had killed a guard in an…"

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."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"Even during that rough time she helped injured prisoners in the camp. This act of unselfishness shows how heroic she truly was."

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…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"… in the hospital, he learned first hand how the prisoners of war were treated better than the wounded soldiers, so he broke out of the hospital."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"Its members cared for the sick and ransomed prisoners of war. Mother McAuley modeled the Sisters of Mercy coat of arms on the original Order insignia."