Maine Memory Network

The Atlantic House, Scarborough, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1960 Location: Scarborough Media: Slide, transparency

Atlantic House, Rockland, ca. 1875

Contributed by: Rockland Historical Society Date: circa 1875 Location: Rockland Media: Stereograph

56 Atlantic Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: J Park Rockwell Style: Greek Revival Use: Dwelling - Single family

69 Atlantic Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Nellie D McDonald Style: Gothic Revival Use: Dwelling - Single family

Proposed alterations to the Atlantic House at Scarborough Beach, Scarborough, ca. 1911

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1911 Location: Scarborough Client: unknown Architect: Frederick A. Tompson

Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs

The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.

We Saw Lindbergh!

Following his historic flight across the Atlantic in May 1927, aviator Charles Lindbergh commenced a tour across America, greeted by cheering crowds at every stop. He was a day late for his speaking engagement in Portland, due to foggy conditions. Elise Fellows White wrote in her diary about seeing Lindbergh and his plane.

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Bonnie and Donnie Staples' house

"… built by the Reeds, and is located at 439 Atlantic Rd, across from the Baptist Church. Grover Cleveland 'Clevie' (1885-1967) and Bessie (Joyce)…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… were spreading their organization across the Atlantic Ocean to United States. Then, in 1857 and 1892, two I.O.O.F. lodges were built in Kansas."

North Atlantic Blues Festival
by Paul Benjamin

The history of the North Atlantic Blues Festival

Maine and the Atlantic World Slave Economy
by Seth Goldstein

How Maine's historic industries are tied to slavery