Maine 1839, Maine – Vintage Map Wall Art
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A window into the past: Maine 1839, Maine, preserved in this antique map. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Maine 1839, Maine
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Maine in 1839 was still a frontier-edged state, and its towns were feeling the financial strain of the Panic of 1837, which had squeezed merchants and banks from Portland up the coast. Portland, the state's largest port, depended on coastal shipping and on the credit that flowed through its counting rooms, while Bangor, on the Penobscot, was growing fast as a point where logs and lumber left for markets downriver and overseas. Along the Kennebec and in inland villages, families kept small farms and mills going through hard times, and church, lyceum, and temperance meetings drew crowds in the evenings. Bowdoin College at Brunswick, chartered in 1794, was one of the few places where young men from across the state gathered for higher learning. A view of the state from above would have shown a coastline dotted with harbors and a countryside of woods and clearings.
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--Maine |
| Original scan | 6,789 × 12,924 px · prints to 23 × 43 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | Maine 1839 |
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