Keywords: burgesses
Item 98584
William A. Burgess letter to his sister Harriet, Belfast, 1864
Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: 1864-07-09 Location: Belfast Media: Ink on paper
Item 98433
William A. Burgess letter to his brother Albert, Belfast, 1864
Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: 1864-07-15 Location: Belfast; Petersburg Media: Pencil on paper
Item 51929
Assessor's Record, 96 Fessenden Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Demus B Burgess Use: Garage
Item 61368
Assessor's Record, 91 Lincoln Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Homer R. Burgess Use: Shed
Exhibit
Belfast During the Civil War: The Home Front
Belfast residents responded to the Civil War by enlisting in large numbers, providing relief from the home front to soldiers, defending Maine's shoreline, and closely following the news from soldiers and from various battles.
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding During and after the Civil War - 1861 to 1900
"… of the 19th century, the two major shipyards of Burgess and O’Brien and Captain Samuel Watts produced several Down Easters, a practical replacement…"
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Declines - 1857 to 1861
"Cushing, William Singer, Lemuel Strout, Burgess and O’Brien, Samuel Watts, Gilchrest, Stetson & Gerry, James Creighton, Amos Walker, Chapman & Flint…"
