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

"Prison Fire, Thomaston, 1923Thomaston Historical Society There was no plumbing at the prison and fire companies had to depend on reservoirs as a…"

Historic Hallowell - Prisons and Firearms

"In 1924, the prison was rebuilt and donated by Percival P. Baxter, governor at the time. When apprehended and found guilty of a crime, the criminal…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"While captured she spent most of her time in a prisoner of war camp. Even during that rough time she helped injured prisoners in the camp."

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."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"… selling and visiting the local jail to try to get prisoners to join their cause and stop drinking. However, at one point Bangor also had what was…"

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…"

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 - 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…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"Pelagie in 1830, an old man who now knew the prison as his home. After three days of freedom, Swan set out to turn himself back in, but died on the…"

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