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Historical Items

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Item 10351

U.S.S. Maine Battleship, ca. 1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1898 Media: Postcard

Item 66209

Shield from Battleship "Maine" Bangor, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Bangor Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 10245

Ventilation cowl from USS 'Maine,' ca. 1890

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1898 Location: Houlton Media: Painted metal work

Online Exhibits

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A Tale of Two Sailmakers

Camden has been home to generations of fishermen, shipbuilders, sailmakers, and others who make their living through the sea. The lives of two Camden sailmakers, who were born nearly a century apart, became entwined at a small house on Limerock Street.

Exhibit

Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island

Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.

Exhibit

Prisoners of War

Mainers have been held prisoners in conflicts fought on Maine and American soil and in those fought overseas. In addition, enemy prisoners from several wars have been brought to Maine soil for the duration of the war.

Site Pages

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Greenleaf Cilley

"While stationed aboard the Battleship “Ohio”, he participated in the expedition to Tusphan, Mexico. During its capture, he was wounded while storming…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"Coupled with two U.S. battleships, the USS Utah and USS Florida, naval representation spanned three continents, further demonstrating the First World…"