Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"… gauge” system for smaller engines, with less expensive rails, ties, and spikes. Click for Railroad Photos The new railroad had an immediate…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication

"A "cable call" was an expensive occurrence so it was used only for sharing significant events. A microwave tower was erected on Swan’s Island across…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"… could be used for medical, burial and housing expenses, and for food and household necessities. Members might help another veteran get a job or…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Trapping was really quite time consuming and expensive compared to hunting animals. The early metal traps, hand-made by local blacksmiths, were quite…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 5 of 7

"… County Courthouse (built at the proprietors’ expense) where, despite several efforts by the proprietors to evict them, the Goodwins remained"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"… funds were used for medical, burial, and housing expenses. Along with purchases for food and household goods, loans were given to help out the…"

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"Logging tools were very expensive, so people chose to make their own tools out of wood and metal. Wood wasnʼt expensive at all, for it was natural…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"… The wooden barrels in which it came became too expensive and hard to handle and have been wholly replaced by the paper sacks which hold five, 10 or…"

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"… lost 2,000 feet of hose and much more in expensive equipment. Sadly there was $750,000 in damages."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"… in later years, Burr noted the Sisters “spared no expense” to keep their members trained in the latest procedures."

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"In 1965, the hospital’s total operating expenses of $2.6 million outstripped collectable income by $200,000."

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"… of many mills, as they are less disruptive and expensive than trucks. There are train stations still in Lincoln from the past."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"Rumford experienced numerous expensive fires. The huge piles of pulpwood that were stored on the grounds of the International Paper Company and the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… willingness of the town to fully furnish “without expense to the State, suitable buildings for the instruction of two hundred pupils for the term…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… Paine avoided the marsh by creating at his own expense a direct route from Dunstan to Stroudwater. This is the Payne Road of today."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"This glassware would have been very expensive at the time. As luxury objects they would have greatly enhanced a diner's experience as he made his way…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"It turned out that it was too expensive to mine and he lost that investment as well. Arthur’s brother, Walter, stayed in Bangor and, in 1886, went to…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"He felt that coal would be too expensive and thought an electric railroad was the way to go. He approached the group that controlled the Aroostook…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… Winter Street Church in 1965 to consolidate the expenses of maintaining two large facilities, according to a long newspaper article."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Pejepscot Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… who lived on farms might be boarded at the expense of the town, or they were provided transportation."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… associates.” A survey would be completed at the expense of the associates, those admitted, as settlers would have to meet certain conditions."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Large, expensive lots were sold to some of the wealthiest families in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and St. Louis."