Maine Memory Network
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Title: Union Station, Bangor, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society

Date: circa 1955

Location: Bangor

Media: Photograph

Title: West W. Cooper, Union, 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society

Date: circa 1861

Location: Union

Media: Black and white photograph hand colored

Title: Union Square Hotel, Houlton, c. 1890

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum

Date: circa 1890

Location: Houlton

Media: Photograph

Address: 27 Union Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Mary Berenson

Use: Dwelling - Single family

Address: 982-1030 Congress Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Western Union Tel. Co.

Use: Storage

Address: 148-150 Free Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Maine Woman's Christian Temperance Union

Use: Rooming House

A Celebration of Skilled Artisans

The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, an organization formed to promote and support skilled craftsmen, celebrated civic pride and members' trades with a parade through Portland on Oct. 8, 1841 at which they displayed 17 painted linen banners with graphic and textual representations of the artisans' skills.

Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Protests

Throughout the history of the state, residents have protested, on paper or in the streets, to increase rights for various groups, to effect social change, to prevent social change, or to let their feelings be known about important issues.