Three centuries ago, French traders established this small, but important site in what is now Lewiston.

Scottish immigrant-turned-reformer, William Lyon Mackenzie, attempted to effect changes in Upper Canada's government by attempting to set up his own country--with a little help from the neighbors.

With the signing of the U.N. Charter in San Francisco in June 1945, the race was on to find a suitable location for the organization’s headquarters.  And hundreds of cities from around the United States—and the world—sought to plead their case.