James Gillespie Blaine was a U.S. Representative, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. Senator from Maine, two-time United States Secretary of State, and champion of the Half-Breeds.

James Gillespie Blaine

James Gillespie Blaine was a U.S. Representative, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives,…

The remains of Fort Castine.

Remains of Fort Castine

The remains of Fort Castine.

Nelson Dingley, Jr., also known as Edward Nelson Dingley, Jr., (February 15, 1832–January 13, 1899) was a journalist and politician from the U.S. state of Maine. He served as a US Representative from Maine's second district and as the 34th governor of Maine.

Nelson Dingley

Nelson Dingley, Jr., also known as Edward Nelson Dingley, Jr., (February 15, 1832–January 13, 1899)…

An illustration of the Cyclopterus lumpus or "lump-fish" found commonly on the coast of Maine. These fish are referred to as "suckers" because their pelvic fins are adhesive disks.

Lump Fish

An illustration of the Cyclopterus lumpus or "lump-fish" found commonly on the coast of Maine. These…

William Pierce Frye (September 2, 1830 – August 8, 1911) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine.

William Pierce Frye

William Pierce Frye (September 2, 1830 – August 8, 1911) was an American politician from the U.S.…

Moses Adams, High Sheriff of the County of Hancock. "On the twelfth of May, eighteen hundred and fifteen, Mrs. Mary Adams, wife of High Sheriff Moses Adams, was found to have been barbarously murdered in her own house, in Ellsworth, Maine."

Sheriff of Hancock

Moses Adams, High Sheriff of the County of Hancock. "On the twelfth of May, eighteen hundred and fifteen,…

First Governor of Maine

William King

First Governor of Maine

The official seal of the U.S. state of Maine in 1889.

Maine

The official seal of the U.S. state of Maine in 1889.

The United States seal of Maine.

Maine

The United States seal of Maine.

The state banner of Maine, the pine tree state.

Maine

The state banner of Maine, the pine tree state.

The wreck of the Maine

Wreck of the Maine

The wreck of the Maine

Seal of the state of Maine, 1876

Maine seal

Seal of the state of Maine, 1876

Seal of the state of Maine, 1904

Maine seal

Seal of the state of Maine, 1904

The Duke of Maine.

Duke of Maine

The Duke of Maine.

View of Mount Desert Island from Blue Hill Bay.

Mount Desert Island from Blue Hill Bay

View of Mount Desert Island from Blue Hill Bay.

An old meeting house in Hampden, Maine.

Old Meeting House, Hampden

An old meeting house in Hampden, Maine.

The gaol was a colonial prison building for York County, Maine and served as a jail from 1719 to 1879.

The Old Jail at York

The gaol was a colonial prison building for York County, Maine and served as a jail from 1719 to 1879.

A scene of the Pemaquid River in Maine.

Pemaquid River

A scene of the Pemaquid River in Maine.

The home of Sir William Pepperrell, 1st Baronet,merchant and soldier in Colonial Massachusetts. The home is located in Kittery, Maine.

Sir William Pepperell's House

The home of Sir William Pepperrell, 1st Baronet,merchant and soldier in Colonial Massachusetts. The…

Thomas Brackett Reed, (October 18, 1839 – December 7, 1902), occasionally ridiculed as Czar Reed, was a U.S. Representative from Maine, and Speaker of the House

Thomas Brackett Reed

Thomas Brackett Reed, (October 18, 1839 – December 7, 1902), occasionally ridiculed as Czar Reed,…

States admitted during James Monroe's presidency, "the era of good feeling": 1817-Mississippi, 1818- Illinois, 1819- Alabama, 1820- Maine, 1821- Missouri.

States Admitted 1817-1821

States admitted during James Monroe's presidency, "the era of good feeling": 1817-Mississippi, 1818-…