In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, The Forecaster is featuring historical highlights from our communities’ past 200 years, in print and online every other week.
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Maine Bicentennial: Cape Elizabeth
Several members of the Cape Theatre Orchestra pose at Cape Cottage (Cape Elizabeth), where they performed during the summer of 1913.
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Maine Bicentennial: Orr’s Island
The caption reads, “Home of Pearl of Orr’s Island, Casco Bay, Maine.” Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896), author of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” began to write “Pearl of Orr’s Island” soon after finishing “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” It took her 10 years to finish. Stowe lived in Brunswick, where her husband, Calvin, taught at Bowdoin College. The Tichnor […]
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Maine Bicentennial: Gorham
In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, the American Journal is featuring historical highlights from our communities’ past 200 years. This feature can be found in print and online every other week.
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Maine Bicentennial: North Yarmouth
Members of the Second Battalion of the 366th Infantry who were stationed at North Yarmouth during World War II included Sgt. McArthur Stafford and Pvt. Robert A. Stephens, both of New York City. They were pictured in North Yarmouth on July 4, 1942. The men were part of a group of Black soldiers sent to […]
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Maine Bicentennial: Portland
In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, The Forecaster is featuring historical highlights from our communities’ past 200 years, in print and online every other week.
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Maine Bicentennial: South Portland
In 1922, the Portland Water District hired the Bennett Contracting Company to lay 16-inch submarine pipe from Portland to South Portland to improve public water service to South Portland. In this photograph, men are working on a trench that appears to be the beginning of the submarine line. The former “Million Dollar Bridge” can be […]
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Bicentennial Maine: Bridgton
In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, the Lakes Region Weekly is featuring historical highlights from our communities’ past 200 years. This feature can be found in print and online every other week.
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Maine Bicentennial: Harpswell
A volunteer fireman from Harpswell poses in front of a seascape backdrop for this studio portrait. Maine State Historian Earle Shettleworth has noted that membership in local fire companies was a particular matter of pride in Maine during this era and it was common for men to take their picture in uniform. The photo print […]
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Maine Bicentennial: Falmouth
James B. Morrill, age 10, appeared on the cover of the Portland Evening Express on June 15, 1935. James’s father, Herbert Morrill, was missing for approximately a week before he was found in the basement of the family home in West Falmouth, in an improvised grave. Mary E. Morrill, the 53-year-old wife of the victim, […]