Keywords: Roy Block
Item 31439
Main Street, Fort Kent, ca. 1925
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1925 Location: Fort Kent Media: Glass Negative
Item 22129
Butler Block, Bridge Street, Springvale, ca. 1888
Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1888 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative
Item 58151
Assessor's Record, 4 Homestead Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Roy A. Meserre Use: Garage
Item 85929
104-108 Woodford Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Roy S. Coffin Use: Dwelling
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Lewiston, Maine's second largest city, was long looked upon by many as a mill town with grimy smoke stacks, crowded tenements, low-paying jobs, sleazy clubs and little by way of refinement, except for Bates College. Yet, a noted Québec historian, Robert Rumilly, described it as "the French Athens of New England."
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Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington
"Roy's Market at Centre and Washington Streets, Bath, 1981Patten Free Library Washington Street has always been trademarked for its cultural…"
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford
"The fire seemed to come from the stage area. Roy did his best to smother the flames, but, realizing it was beyond his control, he quickly notified…"
