Maine Memory Network

Williams Block, Skowhegan, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1850 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Clark Block, Caribou, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Caribou Public Library Date: circa 1890 Location: Caribou Media: Photographic print

Williams property, S. Side Willow Street, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Helen M. Williams Use: Dwelling

Williams property, Valley Avenue, Great Diamond Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Inez G. Williams Use: Summer Dwelling

Block for Mr. William Parkin, Lisbon, 1896

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1896 Location: Lisbon Client: William Parkin Architect: Coombs, Gibbs, and Wilkinson Architects

From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album

William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.

One Hundred Years of Caring -- EMMC

In 1892 five physicians -- William H. Simmons, William C. Mason, Walter H. Hunt, Everett T. Nealey, and William E. Baxter -- realized the need for a hospital in the city of Bangor had become urgent and they set about providing one.

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"Ledyard, and Alfred D. Stetson. To begin, William Ledyard was important because he was the one who had the Ledyard Block built."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… men who financed: the Bank Block, The Lincoln Block, and the Columbian Block, in addition to the Church Block."

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars