Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… as the old Lighthouse Service merged with the U. S. Coast Guard in 1939. Gray served West Quoddy until 1952, retiring only when unexpected injury…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"was finally settled, establishing the border between Canada and the U.S.; Campobello and Lubec. During the occupation Jabez Mowry and several other…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… for the first time as a separate community in the U.S. Census. In 1896, the island officially became a town."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Government chose Presque Isle’s airport as the site for the U.S. Army Air Base; the construction of the Presque Isle Air Base in 1941 kicked off a…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… saw action even aboard the famous ironclad, the U.S. Monitor. Nearly 2,700 men from Bangor served during the Civil War, 236 of whom did not return…"

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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