Maine Memory Network

Wedding dress, Orland, 1915

Contributed by: Bucksport Historical Society Date: 1915 Location: Bucksport; Orland Media: Satin

Letter to Sarah Tarbox from brother Valentine, Orland, 1851, 1851

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1851 Location: Orland; Westport Island Media: Ink on paper

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10 Orland Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Marshall Davis Use: Dwelling - Single family

14 Orland Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Monira C. Pillsbury Use: Dwelling - Single family

Sketch for Mr. E.G. Johnson, Portland, ca. 1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1898 Location: Portland; Portland Client: Elbridge G Johnson Architect: Frederick A. Tompson

John Hancock's Relation to Maine

The president of the Continental Congress and the Declaration's most notable signatory, John Hancock, has ties to Maine through politics, and commercial businesses, substantial property, vacations, and family.

Raising Fish

Mainers began propagating fish to stock ponds and lakes in the mid 19th century. The state got into the business in the latter part of the century, first concentrating on Atlantic salmon, then moving into raising other species for stocking rivers, lakes, and ponds.

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"… Henry Dunbar's mill at the foot of Toddy Pond in Orland, where the state boat landing is now located."

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"The townships west were: #1 now Bucksport; #2 now Orland, #3 now Penobscot, Brooksville and Castine, #4 now Brooklin and Sedgwick, #5 now Blue Hill…"