Keywords: abandoned towns
Item 78910
Abandoned Quarry, Monson, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Monson Media: Postcard
Item 104422
Trees planted on abandoned farm, Troy, ca. 1942
Courtesy of Neil Piper, an individual partner Date: circa 1940 Location: Troy Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
The Establishment of the Troy Town Forest
Seavey Piper, a selectman, farmer, landowner, and leader of the Town of Troy in the 1920s through the early 1950s helped establish a town forest on abandoned farm land in Troy. The exhibit details his work over ten years.
Exhibit
George W. Hinckley and Needy Boys and Girls
George W. Hinckley wanted to help needy boys. The farm, school and home he ran for nearly sixty nears near Fairfield stressed home, religion, education, discipline, industry, and recreation.
Site Page
Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History
"… have much in common besides orphaned stone walls, abandoned cellar holes, and discontinued roads. Our partners hope that our exploration of…"
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research
"Additionally, many local farms were abandoned by the end of the War, by farmers, who chose to never return to Maine."
Story
Redlining and the Jewish Communities in Maine
by David Freidenreich
Federal and state policies created unfair housing practices against immigrants, like redlining.
Story
My father's world - the old farm in Richmond, Maine
by Donald C. Cunningham
A story about my father and our family.
