Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Flood Tide "Bangor needs to grow for the benefit of our young people, as well as for those of us ready to make some new memories..."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 2 of 2

"Typed Manuscript, BPL collection, 1915. Print. History of Penobscot County Maine, with illustrations and biographical sketches."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… and North American Railroad bought it out in 1869. The last BO & M train ran on April 16, 1870."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"This decreased the need of having a lumbering town that was simultaneously a seaport. Westward Expansion continued, and many of Bangor’s people moved…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"There were several pro-suffrage organizations going in Bangor including the Men’s Equal Suffrage League of Maine."

Historic Hallowell - Dr. John Hubbard

"John Hubbard (1794-1869) was born in Readfield, Me., to Dr. John and Olive Hubbard. He attended Dartmouth College and following graduation served for…"

Historic Hallowell - Basic Fire Fighting Technology

"The fire hydrant was invented in 1869 by Birdsill Holly. Finally, in the 1960’s and 70’s, the fire department used whistle blows to alert the…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"Because of the warm winter, Massachusetts and New York had to buy their ice from Maine. The ice cutting industries in Hallowell Maine were used to…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Around 1869 and 1870, the winter weather in Massachusetts and New York was warm, so they bought their ice from Maine."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Around 1869 and 1870, the winter weather in Massachusetts and New York was warm, so they bought their ice from Maine."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… of three children: Adelaide in 1868, Phillip in 1869, and Harriet in 1872. Shortly after Harriet was born, Charlotte left her children with their…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"This bridge was swept away during the freshet of 1869. In a place considered a more accessible location a covered bridge was built and named Porter…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"The flood of workers, as many as 3,000 for the Texas Steamship yard and 1,400 for BIW, brought Bath’s daytime population to an estimated 20,000, a…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"A freshet is described as a flash flood or flood resulting from a spring thaw. These freshets battered crops, homes and mills."