Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"These stools and tables were often made out of pine or oak boards by the students' parents. By 1880, children sat in individual desks that were…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"To the south, at Union Wharf, King sold property to William Ledyard and Asa Palmer for $300 in 1806."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"Here the Sokokis Indians found an abundance of fish, shellfish, waterfowl and other natural resources as they hunted, trapped, clammed and fished in…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"The settlement was named Dunstan, a corruption of the name Dunster, the Algers' home in England. Massachusetts Bay Charter of Scarborough and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Then, to accommodate the large number of cars heading down-east via the Carlton Bridge, a new route for U.S."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"They lived on the east side of the river and saw no need to cross the river. Their taxes would increase and they would never use the bridge."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"They lived in a 3 meter wide, 6 meter long birchbark Shaputuan or wigwam. The burned animal bones from their meals include beaver, snapping turtle…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"With the development of the starch industry, the County finally found a niche for the one crop—potatoes-- that would make its residents prosperous."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"When the Carlton Bridge was built, Centre Street became busier, and the first traffic light to be installed in Bath in 1938 was put at this…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"From being home to long-lived businesses, having connections with prominent Bath citizens, and being an exemplary part of Bath’s economy, 94 Front…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"Five times the three kings battled, and on the final score The Braden Hoss was at the top, and looked around for more."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"West side of Front Street, Bath, ca. 1910Patten Free Library The buildings on Merchants' Row were all Greek Revival buildings."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"The petition met the King's approval, so on March 2, 1762 the petitioners were granted six townships between the Penobscot and Mt."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 4 of 7

"X While claiming ownership to hundreds of thousands of acres in Maine, most of the presiding members of the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 3 of 3

"… metal armor, cuirasse aptly describes the long, tightly fitted body and hip hugging jacket, called a basque, which divides at the back to…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"In 1629 King Charles I of England awarded the Kennebec Patent to the Plymouth Colony of Massachusetts."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Third Generation and Beyond

"(See Hancock County Registry of Deeds, Book 1, p. 448-449. John Manchester, Settler, paid the DeGregoires five Spanish milled dollars for a 100 acre…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"One violent battle took place during King Philips's War when the Pigwacket/Sokoki leader known as Squando led a group of warriors against the falls…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"The retreat from this second conflict was so complete that settlers did not return until around 1715."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… Historical Society Two of the Earliest Roads: King's Highway and Tuttle Road Heading north and east from Boston along the coast of Maine, a shore…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Introduction

"Long before the settlement of Hampden, the native people named places for characteristics that they observed in their natural surroundings."

Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis

"He played his first and only Maine show at the Augusta Civic Center on May 24, 1977. The Cumberland County Civic Center booked Elvis to play two…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"Stephen and Tabitha King X Stephen King Writing in His Home Office X Creating the Statue of Hannibal Hamlin Now Located in Downtown Bangor…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

"They crowned a King and Queen, put on ski races, hockey tournaments, and on Pierson (or Ringdall) Hill they made the biggest ski jump."