Maine Memory Network

U.S. Hospital, Georgetown, D.C., ca. 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1907 Location: Washington Media: Engraving

Porcelain Dish, ca. 1886

Contributed by: Norridgewock Historical Society Date: circa 1886 Location: Norridgewock; Norridgewock Media: Porcelain

Princeton: Woods and Water Built This Town

Princeton benefited from its location on a river -- the St. Croix -- that was useful for transportation of people and lumber and for powering mills as well as on its proximity to forests.

Civil Defense: Fear and Safety

In the 1950s and the 1960s, Maine's Civil Defense effort focused on preparedness for hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters and a more global concern, nuclear war. Civil Defense materials urged awareness, along with measures like storing food and other staple items and preparing underground or other shelters.

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"Wright donated $150,000 for the construction of a new wing to house a children's room, a youth room, a lobby and a lecture hall."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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