Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"The most common place to find a telegraph in Lincoln was at the railroad station. Telephone operator's building, Lincoln, ca."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Gardner Lake, 1936 1897 - 1898 • Telegraph service established • Resort hotel Ne-Mat-Ta-No built in North Lubec by Portland YMCA • “Klondike” –…"

Music in Maine - HEAR

"… Italian Guglielmo Marconi created the Wireless Telegraph and Signal company in 1897, the precursor to today’s radios."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"The change took place at New England Telephone & Telegraph Company. H.H Fisher was the manager of the business when the change commenced."

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… “Electric Lights, Long Distance Telephone, Telegraphic Office, Saddle Horses, [and] Excellent Livery” (Wood 73)."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"In 1890, the Postal Telegraph company moved into that place and lasted until 1928, when the buildings were torn down to build the City Hall."

Presque Isle: The Star City - State Street Theater

"It is now used as a parking lot for Maine Public Service employees. Sources: Graves III, Richard A. Forgotten Times A Walk Through History."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"… Zina Hyde Chandlery changed into Hyde and Swanton company, which later became Swanton & Jameson, all at the same address. Swanton & Jameson Co."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"On the other side of the building, above a current parking lot, there is also an advertisement for a cheese company. Masonic Parade, Bath, ca."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"Samuel Purrington. A.S. Hall, superintendent of the water company, reported to the Bath Daily Times that he had to fix it in the shortest possible…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"Sewall and Company. President Harrison, Bath, 1889Maine Maritime Museum Charter Contract, Schooner Platina, 1845Patten Free Library X…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… stores, blacksmith shops, schools, post office, telegraph lines and a telephone service. Residents found they could be entertained at opera houses…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… the Bath Street Railroad, Bath Gas and Electric company, and the New England Ship Building Company. Galen C."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… store run by the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company. By 1941, six national chain stores anchored the downtown: J. J. Newberry; F."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"The Bath Fire Company responded to the fire alarm and tried their hardest to extinguish the fire and save the building."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"… Project (MCHP), a partnership between the Maine Historical Society and Maine State Library, is an innovative program that promotes collaboration…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"L., Jr., 1995, “A Summary History of Bath, Maine 1850 to 1990.” Bath, Maine: Core Committee of the Comprehensive Plan for Bath, 1995."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"… A year-long learning experience that has led to the creation of many exhibits on the Maine Memory Network to tell the story of Downtown Bath."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… and freight depot for eighteen years until Maine Central Railroad (MCRR) shut down its passenger service in 1959."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"Sagadahock National Bank, Bath, ca. 1876 Maine Maritime Museum Before the Lincoln Bank was built in 1878, the Bath Bank building occupied the site…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1870 to 1915

"… consumed the original Watts Block, along with the Telegraph Block - a wooden commercial block next to it, a stable and the Knox Hotel to its west."

Historic Hallowell - Communication

"… later half of the 1800’s, they communicated by telegraph.” People first started using telephones in the 1880’s and the first telephone exchange was…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"… eight schools in the state to participate in the Maine Community Heritage Project. Over the summer, the team met a number of times to begin…"