Maine Memory Network

Alexander Pierce gravesite, England, ca. 1874

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1874 Media: Photographic print

Boston & Maine Railroad train, Biddeford, 1874

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: 1874 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Doubler for N.W. Farwells Mill, Lisbon, 1874

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1874 Location: Lisbon Client: N. W. Farwell Architect: Kimball and Coombs

Chapel for Insane Hospital, Augusta, 1874-1894

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1874–1894 Location: Augusta Client: State of Maine Architect: George M. Coombs

Silk Manufacturing in Westbrook

Cultivation of silkworms and manufacture of silk thread was touted as a new agricultural boon for Maine in the early 19th century. However, only small-scale silk production followed. In 1874, the Haskell Silk Co. of Westbrook changed that, importing raw silk, and producing silk machine twist threat, then fabrics, until its demise in 1930.

The Schooner Bowdoin: Ninety Years of Seagoing History

After traveling to the Arctic with Robert E. Peary, Donald B. MacMillan (1874-1970), an explorer, researcher, and lecturer, helped design his own vessel for Arctic exploration, the schooner <em>Bowdoin,</em> which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900 In 1874 state aid was prematurely cut off from the colony of New Sweden causing a group of newspapermen to…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro to pages 91-132

"… on card playing, provides a program of an 1874 dance evening, Oliver Lunt's Dancing Academy, dances Martin sponsored, and information about…"